Risky Business – An Overview of Periodontal Risk Factors

* This Webinar is intended for the Denal Hygienists, Dental Therapists, Dentists*

Aims

• To enhance clinical understanding of the multifactorial etiology of periodontal disease.
• To equip dentists with the ability to identify both modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors in patients.
• To integrate evidence-based risk assessment tools into periodontal evaluation protocols.
• To reinforce the importance of behavioral, systemic, and environmental influences on periodontal health.
• To support the development of personalized prevention and treatment plans based on individual risk profiles.

Objectives

• Define periodontal disease and review its pathogenesis with a focus on host-microbial interactions.
• Differentiate between key modifiable (e.g., smoking, oral hygiene) and non-modifiable (e.g., age, genetics) risk factors.
• Introduce and evaluate clinical tools such as the Periodontal Risk Assessment (PRA) model and staging/grading systems.
• Assess how systemic inflammation and immune response mechanisms link systemic diseases—such as diabetes and cardiovascular conditions—to periodontal disease progression.
• Demonstrate how to incorporate risk factor analysis into routine clinical workflows to enhance early intervention and patient compliance.

Hosted By Dr Hiten Halai

Hiten is a registered specialist in periodontics. He spends his time working in private practice in Windsor and Harley Street with his work limited to the management of periodontal and peri-implant disease.

Hiten has been involved in dental education for over a decade and has held teaching posts at King’s College and Queen Mary University. He also runs dedicated courses for dental hygienists and therapists through the EduDent Academy which he co-founded in 2020.

Hiten has a particular interest in complex mucogingival surgery and has completed an internship at the prestigious Harvard Dental School. He regularly is invited to present his research and clinical work at national and regional dental conferences.

Event Sponsred by Tepe