Subject:  Patient Risk Assessments  |  Audience: All Attendees |  CE Credits: 3 hours Lecture

Course Description:

There are many clues that provide evidence of oral disease such as occlusal wear, recession, bleeding, fissured tongues, erythematic tissues, incipient lesions, and many more. Determining our patient’s high-risk factors for oral disease and systemic health is multifactorial, and our role as dental professionals allows us to evaluate and identify the first signs of disease. This program will help you and your team review patient risk factors in depth while empowering the clinician to compare clinical technologies that alight with the patient’s lifestyle to reduce disease.

Learning Objectives:

• Review the role of pH in caries risk assessment and learn to identify stages of demineralization and remineralization
• Learn how to expedite risk assessments to enhance patient education and prevention
• Prioritize the patient’s high-risk factors to comprehensively decrease their risk of oral and systemic diseases
• Evaluate the latest clinical and home care technologies to decrease patient oral and systemic disease risk
• Discover how to integrate lasers into the workflow

About the Speaker:

Amber Auger, MPH, RDH, is a nationally recognized dental hygiene clinician, international speaker, and Hygiene Director known for her evidence-based, systems-driven approach to modern periodontal therapy. With over 16 years of clinical experience, Amber blends science, strategy, and heart-centered leadership to help dental teams elevate patient outcomes while strengthening practice profitability and workflow efficiency.

She is the founder of Thrive in the OP®, a signature clinical training platform that equips hygienists with the clarity, confidence, and chairside systems they need to diagnose accurately, treatment plan effectively, and deliver outcomes that measurably improve oral and systemic health. Her methodologies integrate root-cause hygiene modalities, biofilm-focused care, cutting-edge technology, and time-management frameworks that streamline the one-hour appointment without sacrificing quality.

As a Fractional Hygiene Director, she supports practices across the country, Amber leads clinicians through calibration, coding accuracy, periodontal sequencing, and communication strategies that meaningfully shift case acceptance. Her KPI-driven coaching helps practices consistently reach 40% perio, increase daily production, and create a patient experience grounded in trust and education.

A lifelong learner with a passion for connecting oral and systemic health, Amber brings an approach that is equally grounded in research and real-world practicality. Her courses empower teams to take action immediately, transforming the operatory into a place of clarity, confidence, and sustainable clinical success.

Financial Relationship – None Reported