Introductory, February 2020, Calgary

WHY SHOULD YOU ATTEND AN ITOP COURSE (UPDATED FOR 2020)

1. Incorporate an easy system to motivate and engage your patients that will improve their oral self-care and periodontal outcomes
2. (Re)Discover tried and tested methods for client-centered care – what is new, what we should revisit, and what the current evidence-based research states
3. Create customized home-care plans to maximally disrupt biofilm and address inflammation - reduce the incidence of dental caries and periodontal disease complications
4. Apply what you learned! The afternoon is completely hands-on to practice what you learned in the morning
5. (Re)Ignite your motivation to benefit your clients, your practice, and you as the oral health care practitioner
6. Create a goal statement for your Quality Assurance Records and receive additional layering activities upon successful completion of the iTOP (Ontario)

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

1. Review the evidence-based recommendations for interdental care
2. Assess & plan for your client’s individual oral health needs
3. Use and differentiate between various toothbrush and interdental brush options
4. Implement acceptable, effective, and atraumatic adjuncts and techniques to achieve optimal and predictable clinical outcomes
5. Incorporate Motivational Interviewing into your clinical practice and increase client compliance