The webinar is free for members, non-member charges are £20 Hygienist/Therapist, £30 Dentist.

Bookings will close at midday on Tuesday 5 December 2023.

Registering instructions will be sent out on Tuesday 5 December 2023, as you need to register with Zoom (a quick and simple process).  After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar on the evening.

Only the first 500 participants to log in on the evening will be able to participate in the live event.  

However, booked participants will be able to view the webinar after the event on the BSP website.  You will be notified when the recorded presentation is available for viewing.

1.5 hours CPD is offered to all delegates who have booked and viewed the webinar. Bookings must have been made through the BSP website. Non-members will need their booking reference number to obtain CPD. Evaluation form and CPD certificates will be available after the event on the website.  

Talks

Aims

  • To enhance the clinicians knowledge when monitoring and maintaining dental implants in general practice

Objectives

  • Compare the similarities and differences between the peri-implant tissues and periodontal tissues

  • Discuss how these anatomical differences may alter our clinical approach

  • Explore the principles of how implants should be probed

  • Identify the factors which contribute to a differential diagnosis

  • Understand the appropriate mode of instrument in relation to a differential diagnosis

Outcomes

  • Know how to perform a clinical exam of an implant

  • Be able to define peri-implant health and identify disease

  • Know when initial base line readings and subsequent indices should be recorded

  • Be able to select the appropriate mode of instrumentation dependant on differential diagnosis

  • Know when to refer depending on clinical setting and clinician competency

    GDC Development Outcomes: A, B & C

Speakers

Speakers

Biography

Mrs Kathryn Mayo

Kathryn qualified from Leeds Dental Institute in 1993 and from there gained her teaching qualification and returned to Leeds as a tutor. She has since worked in NHS, private and specialist periodontal practices. Through her work at ICE in Manchester she has developed a special interest in the management of peri-implant diseases and implant supportive care. Her current role as a clinical supervisor for Manchester University BSc Hygiene and Therapy undergraduates involves teaching implant assessment and management.

  

Kathryn lectures for the MSc in Dental Implantology and is an educator for NSK Ikigai. She has presented nationally on the subjects of implant care and periodontitis whilst also publishing various journal articles. Working together with Jenny Walker, she has successfully devised and for the last 5 years delivered a 2 day course for hygienists and therapists on implant management. Kathryn took part in the latest BSP workshops focusing on S3 Treatment Guidelines Stage IV.

Biography

Mrs Jenny Walker

Jenny Walker is a dental therapist who qualified from Leeds Dental Institute in 2015. She works in both NHS and private practice and for the past 7 years has worked in a peri-implant disease referral practice in the North West. She took part in the innovative research pilot by Bangor University on the utilisation of dental therapists in the UK health care system. Jenny is one of the former BSP Early Career Group Representatives for Hygienists and Therapists (2019-2020).

Jenny lectures for the MSc in Dental Implantology and is an educator for NSK Ikigai. She has presented nationally on the subjects of implant care and periodontitis whilst also publishing various journal articles. Working together with Kathryn Mayo, Jenny has successfully devised and for the last 5 years delivered a 2 day course for hygienists and therapists on implant management.

Jenny was involved in the BSP workshops for the periodontitis S3 guidelines stages I-III and took part in the latest workshops focusing on stage IV.