Periodontitis Masterclass: Hidden Truths Every Dentist Needs To Know

Unlock the clinical truths behind gum disease — probing depth, bone loss, biologic width, root planing & the systemic link. A must-attend for every dentist. Periodontal disease is the most common, most underdiagnosed condition in dentistry — and yet the most treatable when caught early. This power-packed masterclass goes beyond textbook definitions to deliver the hidden clinical truths that transform how you examine, diagnose, and educate your patients about gum disease.

Whether you are a BDS student building your clinical foundation or a practitioner looking to sharpen your diagnostic precision — this session will change what you see when you look at your patient's gums.

Learning Objectives

  • Understand why periodontal disease is painless — and why that silence is dangerous
  • Master critical probing depth: what every millimetre is telling you clinically
  • Decode biologic width, attached gingiva and the anatomy every restorative dentist must respect
  • Differentiate horizontal vs vertical bone loss and read radiographs like a periodontist
  • Understand the science behind scaling and root planing — it is medicine, not just cleaning
  • Perform a complete soft tissue analysis before initiating any treatment
  • Recognise the 5 signs dismissed daily in clinics — and know the right response
  • Connect periodontal signs to systemic diseases: diabetes, CVD, pregnancy, Alzheimer's and more

Highlights 

  • The Biology of Silence

Why 40–60% of bone is already lost before a patient feels pain and what that means for your clinical decisions

  • Probing Depth Decoded

A visual guide to the 1–3mm / 4mm / 5mm / 6+mm action zones and what to do at each threshold

  • Biologic Width & Attached Gingiva

The non-negotiable anatomy that determines the success or failure of every crown, implant and restorative case

  • Two Faces of Bone Loss

Horizontal vs vertical patterns and how to read destruction on a radiograph and what it tells you about prognosis

  • SRP Is Medicine

Biofilm disruption, endotoxin removal, root surface detoxification and why SRP reduces HbA1c by 0.4% on average

  • Soft Tissue Analysis

Gingival biotype, Cairo 2016 recession classification, keratinised gingiva width, furcation grading, the complete pre-treatment checklist

  • 5 Signs Being Dismissed

The table of what we say vs what we should be thinking — bleeding, recession, drifting, food impaction, halitosis

  • What Your Patient's Mouth Is Telling You

10 systemic conditions with specific periodontal signs that should trigger an immediate clinical conversation.

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Explore the hidden truths of periodontitis, including diagnosis, prevention, and effective treatment strategies.

  •  Periodontitis Masterclass: Hidden Truths Every Dentist Needs To Know

Speaker(s)

Dr. Shraddha Iyer MDS in Periodontology & Oral Implantology
Categories:
Periodontics Dental Webinars
Tags :
periodontitis Periodontal Risk Assessment Advanced Periodontal Therapy
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