Mid-Continent Dental Congress - Greater St. Louis Dental Society Conference for Continuing Education

CE Credits: 3 hour lecture  |  Subject: Inflammatory Disease |  Recommended for: All attendees

At some point (hopefully) all dentists and hygienists ask themselves, “Is this all there is… restoring tooth after tooth and prophy after prophy, after bloody prophy?!!” If you are fed up watching disease progress, falling into never-ending pockets, and encountering constant resistance from your patients, this course if for you. If your frontline detection of periodontal disease is a probe and radiographs, hygienists and doctors, yours is restoring one tooth at a time; this course will blow your mind! Finally, the technology hygienists deserve is affordable and easy to implement. Discover how microscopes, lasers and other advanced testing can innovate your care. Educate patients on how to improve oral health through learning how to determine risk factors, educated patients on how the mouth is connected to the body to help instill value and lastly successfully putting it all together which leads to a more enriching career.

Learning Objectives:

• Periodontal disease and its role in systemic inflammation.
• Caries and its role in systemic inflammation.
• Function and physiologic and its role in systemic inflammation.
• Testing and technology.
• Putting it all together.

About the Speaker:

Machell Hudson, RDH, was honored as DrBicuspid Most Influential Hygiene Educator for 2021, which is evidence of her love and passion for clinical dental hygiene and educating, practicing and coaching the role the dental community plays in whole body health.  As an international Speaker passionate about educating Oral Systemic Connections with a focus in risk factors, P4 method, elevating patient care and most importantly empowering the dental profession because that is where the magic happens.  She is beyond proud to sit as a board member for the American Academy for Oral Systemic Health.  Founder of Integrative Dental Coaching and on faculty, speaker and specialty hygiene coach for Productive Dentist Academy. Volunteer time spent with Unbound North Texas- Human Trafficking awareness and advocacy. Texas Accredited Human Trafficking Speaker. Financial Relationship – none reported.