CPD Educational Programme

Prevention and periodontal disease

Overcoming fear for better oral health

Reclassifying periodontal disease

This article shares the BSP’s new periodontal disease classification guidelines, as well as looking at the BPE and the practical implications for dental professionals and patients.

Evidence-based decision making

Given the importance of clinicians basing their care on high-level evidence-based findings, this article will explore the types of written literature that offer sufficient substantiated data and consider how to find evidence-based journal articles

Plaque biofilm – dealing with a microbial community

The aim of this article is to revisit the main causes of periodontal disease, explore the evidence supporting an effective three-step home-care regimen and look at up-and-coming preventive options that may prove themselves worthy in the near future as an adjunct to mechanical cleaning.

Securing children’s dental future

Sharing the value of a home care regimen with patients

This article explores evidence linking lifestyle factors to oral cancer, and offers practical guidance for the dental health care professional to pass on to at-risk patients.