The Complete Plan for the Periodontal Patient

Performing a Complete Oral Health Assessment and Treatment (COHAT) entails much more than removing plaque and calculus from the teeth.  A thorough dental prophylaxis consists of educating the client, an oral examination, charting disease process, pathology and anomalies, radiographs, both supra and sub-gingival plaque and calculus removal, hand scaling, polishing, irrigation and home care instructions.

• •Understand how to perform a thorough oral examination and chart the findings.
• •Recognize commonly found oral pathology
• •Learn the steps necessary to perform a COHAT
• •Understand the need to clean the entire tooth
• •Realize the treatments available to halt disease progression
• •Gain tips to make the cleaning procedure more efficient