Thurs., Nov. 7, 2024
8:45am – 11:45am (3 CE hrs)
Room 101-C
Speaker: Sarah Crow, RDH
This course is supported, in part, by an educational grant from GC America, Inc.
Recommended for: Hygienists
Have you ever thought that there may be a better way to provide dental hygiene care to our patients? Have you ever asked yourself why we are suffering from an oral health crisis in America in the year 2024? This course will help to provide a comprehensive approach to elevating the dental hygiene appointment for both the patient and the clinician using Guided Biofilm Therapy (GBT). This course will discuss utilizing the GBT protocol with your patients as a treatment for oral and systemic health. Sarah discusses the disconnect between dentistry and medicine as she helps to align the goals of the dental hygiene appointment and the importance of effectively removing biofilm as the culprit that induces an inflammatory burden on the body. Sit back and listen as Sarah explains how to integrate the eight steps of Guided Biofilm Therapy into the dental hygiene appointment.
Sarah has been using Guided Biofilm Therapy from EMS Dental with exceptional results. Listen as she shares her tips and tricks on what to say to the patient and how to enlighten our patients on the connection of oral health and systemic health.
Learning Objectives:
- Recognize the importance of the dental hygienist in caries management and periodontal protocols.
- Identify the goals of the dental hygiene appointment utilizing the Guided Biofilm Therapy compass.
- Reflect on oral health/systemic health improving strategies by utilizing disclosing agents and erythritol during the dental hygiene appointment.
- Revise the dental hygiene appointment and empower hygienists to practice at the top of their scope.
- Illustrate the eight steps of Guided Biofilm Therapy.
Sarah Crow, RDH started in the dental industry in 2004. She has earned numerous awards throughout her education and career as a dental hygienist. To name a few, in 2018 Sarah was named “Component Hygienist of the Year” by her colleagues and was most recently voted the 2021 “Massachusetts Dental Society, Hygienist of the Year.”
Sarah currently serves as the Immediate Past-President for The Massachusetts Dental Hygienists’ Association. She is also a Senior Executive Consultant for Cellerant Consulting Group and a USA Trainer for The Swiss Dental Academy, in the field of Guided Biofilm Therapy with EMS Dental. She presents educational content both virtually and in-person, to dental professionals across the country.
Sarah enjoys working chairside with patients in Salem, MA where she is given the opportunity to exhibit her passion for helping others to improve their oral and overall health.
Ms. Crow (or an immediate family member) has a significant relationship with the following commercial organizations whose products she will refer to in her presentation: GC America, Inc., EMS Dental, and Aerosol Assist.
