Beyond the Prophy: Personalized Prevention Through the Oral-Systemic Lens
Friday, January 29, 2027
10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Course Code:
644RL
Credits:
2
CE Hours
Discover how the Oral Complexity and Maintenance Index (OCMI) can simplify patient classification and transform preventive care. Learn how oral-systemic health, restorative complexity, implants, All-on-X prostheses, and home-care challenges influence long-term maintenance needs and patient outcomes. This course delivers practical, risk-based maintenance and home-care recommendations you can immediately apply to create more personalized prevention strategies for today’s increasingly complex patients.
Speakers
After this course attendees will be able to:
- Compare maintenance needs among dentition, implant-supported restorations, and ALL-on-X prostheses
- Implement personalized maintenance and home-care recommendations for increasingly complex patients
- Define the Oral Complexity and Maintenance Index (OCMI) and its role in patient classification
- Describe how oral-systemic health, restorative complexity, and home-care challenges influence maintenance outcomes
- Determine appropriate maintenance intervals and prevention strategies based on patient risk and oral complexity.
- Identify key risk factors that contribute to increased maintenance burden and disease recurrence
The Philips Sonicare and Zoom! Whitening grant has been applied to this course.
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