LAHORE: Institute of Advanced Dental Sciences and Research (IADSR) recently held a two-day workshop titled ‘Comprehensive Management of Periodontal disease’.
The workshop was a part of IADSR’s 15th Professional Diploma in Advanced General dentistry (PDAGD); Dr Muhammad Haseeb BDS, MDS, MRD (Perio), MCPS, Head of the Department of Periodontology at University of Lahore facilitated participants.
He elucidated how to recognise the periodontal disease, its signs and symptoms and emphasized on the surgical and non-surgical management in dental practice. Dr Muhammad Haseeb demonstrated how to use periodontal surgical instruments accurately and effectively.
The following topics were taught: surgical and non-surgical management of periodontal disease, including regenerative therapy, guided tissue regeneration, bone grafting procedures, gingivectomy, crown lengthening, splinting, and periodontal flap therapies. He emphasized a lot on the patients’ education related to the disease and designing of comprehensive treatment plan after diagnosing the disease.
The attendees were given with two different case studies to solve with an aim to disseminate new knowledge and problems which are identified during clinical practice. Participants diagnosed and designed comprehensive treatment plan for different cases and performed surgical procedures on goat head and phantom heads. It was an interactive session and the queries raised while solving case studies were answered and elaborated by Dr M Haseeb. An in-depth and enthusiastic discussion took place which cleared doubts and misconceptions of practitioners.
