For dental therapists and hygienists

✔️Opportunity to meet up regularly with like-minded professionals to discuss topics that can impact our professional and clinical standards.

✔️Catch-up and review the latest perio clinical research.

✔️Lively discussions on interesting cases and treatment planning (Ros O'Leary)

✔️Have your very own perio specialists "coach" who will gladly provide you with support and advice locally.

Message from Ros O'Leary

"It has always been my ambition to utilise all my years of tutoring experience to support hygienists and therapists locally.

As a periodontist, I am wholly dependent on a solid partnership with hygienists /therapists whose expertise provides the first line of defence against the development of infection and treatment of periodontal disease.

What's my why?

Collaboration among dental hygienists, general dentists, and periodontists is a cornerstone of positive patient outcomes. The central objective of working together is to serve more patients with the best care possible.

The evening is a round table forum so we can discuss burning issues of the day and have a jolly good catch-up!"

Please bring a case for discussion!

Ros O'Leary

This Month's meeting Focus: Active Hygiene Management

How can you transform your hygiene service into a more integrated service within the practice? Can this be done? What is the approach?

Ros would like this evening to discuss how to become a more active member in the practice in the managing of perio patients.

Understand

How to diagnose and manage periodontal disease like a periodontist

Tweak the way you work with the team for a better patient outcome

Know your scope of practice and know when it's best for you and the patient to refer.

Outcome

The attendee will have the confidence to manage periodontal disease effectively within their scope of practice and utilise other dental team members when it's in the patient's best interest.

Development Outcomes A B C & D

Speaker: Ros O'Leary

BDent Sci. (Dublin Dental Hospital, Trinity College) MSc in Periodontics (Eastman Dental Inst., UCL) GDC No. 58670

Speakers Bio:

Ros has been on the GDC specialist list since its inception in 1999, limiting her clinical practice to periodontics for over 20 years. She is highly experienced in the treatment of gum disease and understands that patient involvement in the process of periodontal care is the key to success. She is a recognised opinion leader in her field, established over many years as a referral specialist. She has previously been a lecturer in the Eastman Dental Hospital and continues to present nationally for organisations including the BDA, BSP, & ITI. She is an expert witness for a number of indemnity societies and provides periodontal support for litigation cases. Ros served as a council member for the British Society of Periodontology until 2017 and was a regional clinical services adviser for BUPA Dental Care until 2019. She is passionate about promoting periodontal awareness to the general public.