DH 403 - Periodontic Principles II

1. Differentiate periodontal diseases according to the American Association of Periodontics (AAP).
2. Break down the etiological factors of periodontal disease: microbiol, occlusal, systemic, and local.
3. Diagram the histological pathogenesis of periodontal disease.
4. Interpret clinical and radiographic manifestations of periodontal diseases.
5. Integrate the science of periodontology into the dental hygiene process of care.
6. Validate the use of the periodontal referral and recare maintenance schedule as a post procedural tool.
7. Defend diagnosis and prognostic concepts in periodontal disease.
8. Differentiate the roles that the host/parasite interaction and immunology plays in periodontal disease and wound healing.
9. Outline essential components in a periodontal disease preventive program.
10. Support various prognoses used in treating periodontal patients with nonsurgical therapeutic techniques.