About the course

This comprehensive course is designed for dental professionals seeking to enhance their skills in accurately diagnosing and effectively managing periodontal diseases. Participants will learn evidence-based approaches to periodontal assessment, data collection, treatment planning, and execution. The course emphasizes the integration of clinical findings, radiographic interpretation, and patient data to guide decision-making and improve treatment outcomes. In addition, the course explores what can go wrong during diagnosis and treatment, including common clinical errors, data interpretation pitfalls, and complications that may arise. Case-based discussions will prepare participants to manage these challenges confidently and ensure optimal patient care. Learning Objectives: • Collect and interpret diagnostic data. • Formulate accurate diagnoses and prognoses. • Develop and implement treatment plans. • Apply ethical and evidence-based decision making. • One (1) hour of Lecture CE credit • AGD Subject Code: 490 • No prerequisites  • Course is free, but registration is required

Jennifer Derse, DDS

After completing her education at Marquette University School of Dentistry in 2005, Dr. Jennifer Derse immediately focused her practice on cosmetic dentistry in Scottsdale and taught part time at the Arizona School of Dentistry. In 2010, Dr. Jen relocated to Denver and continued to focus on restorative and cosmetic dentistry changing thousands of smiles for patients around the country and world. Dr. Jen is also a mentor at the Kois Center in Seattle, WA and leads the clinical mentorship of doctors at Espire Dental. As a KOL for Straumann and VOCO she is passionate about growing doctors' skills in cosmetic dentistry and has lectured internationally on cosmetics, restorative dentistry, aligner therapy, and case presentation and acceptance. Her post graduate nonclinical education includes Harvard Business School Online CoRE, McKinsey Leadership and Ritz Carlton Leadership programs. She is actively involved in the Denver community, serving on local non-profit boards and she has also gone on numerous humanitarian trips to the Dominican Republic and Guatemala to provide dental care in underserved communities. To build upon her service in non-profits, she started the Espiration Foundation, Espire’s 501c3 philanthropic arm that funds humanitarian work along with supporting local charities in communities where Espire Dental is present. Dr. Jen is passionate about the patient and team experience and improving the dental space for both.

Curriculum

1 Chapter · 2 Lessons

    1. (Included in full purchase)

      The Power of a Periodontal Pathway (1:14:50)

    2. (Included in full purchase)

      CE Assessment