CE0721: Risk Based Patient Management

Rebecca L. Slayton, DDS, PhD
Thomas F. Flemmig, Dr. med. dent. habil., MBA

Course Description:

Oral diseases such as dental caries and periodontal disease affect a large portion of the U.S. population and can interfere with a person's quality of life. As dental practitioners, our goal is to promote good oral health and to diagnose, manage and treat dental disease in our patients. Because of the complex etiology of oral diseases, it is essential that patients be assessed on an individual basis and that disease management be based on the risk factors that are unique to each patient. The purpose of this course is to educate dental practitioners in the State of Washington about the factors that contribute to dental caries and periodontal disease in patients. Evidence based risk factors will be discussed along with the manifestation of disease resulting from them. Methodologies for assessing a patient's risk for dental caries and/or periodontal disease will be described. Treatment modalities based on individual risk assessment outcomes will be defined.

Course Objectives - As a result of attending this course, the participant should be able to:

• List risk factors that contribute to dental caries
• Assess individual risk for dental caries and periodontal disease
• Illustrate how dental caries can be managed to reduce risk
• Be proficient in the management of the disease process

Instructors:

REBECCA L. SLAYTON is an Associate Professor and Graduate Program Director of the Department of Pediatric Dentistry at the UW School of Dentistry. She obtained her dental degree, certificate in Pediatric Dentistry and PhD in Genetics from the University of Iowa. Dr. Slayton's main areas of study and research are caries risk management and genetics of dental caries susceptibility. She is a member of the American College of Dentists and a Diplomate of the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry.

THOMAS F. FLEMMIG is Professor and Schluger Endowed Chair of the UW School of Dentistry Department of Periodontics. Dr. Flemmig earned his dental degree at the University of Freiburg, Germany, received training in Oral Surgery at the University of Hamburg, Germany and in Periodontics at the University of California, Los Angeles. He holds a Dr. med. dent. habil. degree (German PhD in Medical Dentistry) from the University of Würzburg, Germany and a MBA from Duke University, Durham, NC. Until 2005, he was Chairman at the Department of Periodontology, University of Münster, Germany. Dr. Flemmig focuses on translational research in the area of biofilm related periodontal infections.

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