TOGETHER WE CAN BUILD HEALTHIER & BRIGHTER SMILES

Tooth whitening remains one of the most frequently requested elective dental treatments. Yet patients often express concern about sensitivity, longevity, and safety. This presentation will examine the underlying science of bleaching, review clinical protocols for achieving predictable results, and highlight strategies for guiding patients through their whitening journey. Different bleaching modalities will be compared, with a focus on evidence-based best practices to maximize effectiveness and minimize sensitivity.

This course will briefly review the basics of intraoral imaging, but most importantly will go beyond those basics by highlighting common difficulties with sensors and providing solutions to help the dental professional produce high-quality diagnostic images.

Dental hygiene is the second largest and only other production center beyond the doctor in dental practices. Yet, the dental hygiene department has been marginalized to a large degree in regard to reaching potential for practice production.