Non-surgical dental hygiene treatment, supportive dental hygiene procedures, and evaluation of care

My goal and responsibility as a dental hygienist is to make sure that I provide the necessary non-surgical dental hygiene treatment for patients who have deep periodontal pockets and to remove all calculus below the gumline with scaling and root planing. After the removal of calculus during the scaling and root planing procedure, I would advise my patient the importance of re-evaluation of the areas in the mouth that I have S&RP. If the areas remained the same or have gotten worse, I would administer atridox into the areas that are still infected and need further medication to prevent the area for worsening over time. Nonsurgical therapy can be successful for patients and rewarding for the office if everyone approaches it positively. How you educate your patients will determine a large part of that success. Learning the newest techniques to provide high-tech care in the 21st century is part of the success with any nonsurgical program.