About This Product
Rock-bottom clearance sale: members pay only $30 while supplies last. This presentation helps you build a strong understanding of the fundamentals of periodontal diseases and treatment among your referring colleagues and community. It is one of three scientific presentations on periodontal research for healthcare professionals.
This presentation kit contains:
- Introduction: Provides an orientation to the methods and principles of evidence-based research, and offers pointers to consider when working with adult learners.
- Discussion guide: Covers key points made in the presentation.
- Resources: Offers bibliography of selected resources and ordering information.
- Clinical applications: Each section contains a chart designed to help participants apply the lesson to clinical practice.
- Slide show and lecture: The presentation is provided on CD-Rom, including 49 images. The kit includes a thumbnail sketch of the presentation along with corresponding script. The presentation takes approximately 45 to 60 minutes to deliver.
View sample slides with corresponding script
The presentation is primarily based on:
Topics include:
- The 1999 classification of periodontal diseases and conditions
- Prevalence of chronic and aggressive periodontitis
- Initiation and progression of periodontal diseases
- Diagnosis of plaque-induced gingivitis and periodontitis
- Documentation of periodontal examination findings
- Risk assessment for periodontal diseases
- Microbiological testing in periodontics
- Diagnostic/prognostic potential of gingival crevicular fluid
- Radiographic assessments in periodontics
Special shipping and handling for this kit is $12.95 for U.S. and Canadian destinations; $42.95 for international.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I show this to my patients?
This presentation was prepared specifically for a clinical audience; most of the language used is highly technical and not intended for general audiences. Also, non-clinical audiences may find some of the images too graphic.
How long is this presentation?
The study club presentation runs approximately 45 to 60 minutes long with 49 slides and over 40 clinical graphics.
How do I use this in my practice?
This presentation can be used to help strengthen your referral network among dental colleagues and the general healthcare community.
Who provided the photos?
AAP members
Can I add my own photos?
The flexibility of the PowerPoint format makes adding or deleting slides easy to manage. Remember that all AAP-supplied photos that remain in your presentation must retain appropriate photo credits.
Who is the author?
Gary C. Armitage
When was this produced?
This presentation was first produced in 1998 and updated in 2004.
Related Products
This kit is one in a series of three presentations for the health care community. Other topics in the series include:
Save even more by purchasing the full series. The three-binder set is regularly priced at $1,144 for non-members, but members can now purchase the set at the clearance-sale price of only $90. Shipping and handling fees will apply. | 
