Zoom in with CAP - A lecture series for your referring doctors and hygienists
A lecture series for your referring doctors and hygienists, sponsored by Crest Oral B, offered at no charge to CAP members, their staff, and referring doctors. Please forward the registration page to your referring doctors with our compliments.
Each session will be 1-hour long followed by a 10-15 minute Q&A session and a short sponsor presentation.
Lecture Time: 8:00pm-9:30pm ET
Registration Fees
CAP Members: no charge
Non-CAP Members: no charge
Hygienists: no charge
CE Points: Each session will qualify for 1.5 CE Points
Sponsor: Crest Oral B
Zoom in with CAP
May Session
Thursday, May 29, 2025
8:00PM-9:30PM EST
Kerry Lepicek
Striking a Balance - The importance of shifting our focus
towards prevention vs disease management
Moderator:
Do you ever wonder why 47.2% of adults aged 30 years and older have some form of periodontal disease and 70.1% of adults 65 years and older have periodontal disease even if they come to see us every 3 to 6 months? It is time to change our philosophy from disease control to a wellness prevention approach. Join Kerry and learn a framework to lead your patients to accept treatment and comply with your recommendations. She will review treatment strategies and technology that can help move your patients from an active infection into remission or health within a few weeks. During this presentation, you will explore the growing evidence between oral and systemic health and why this information matters to our patient’s wellness. We must change our focus from hard deposit removal to understanding our patient’s biofilm risk. It is time to move our patients into oral and systemic health and stop the cycle of “bloody prophies”.
Learning Objectives:
- Learn assessment tools that can help locate and monitor
periodontal and caries disease.
- Become comfortable discussing the oral-systemic connection
with your patient.
- Review biofilm control techniques for use in the office and at
home.
- Explore treatment strategies to move your patients from active
infection into remission.
Kerry Lepicek is a registered dental hygienist with over 20 years of clinical experience. She works at Clinical Research Dental as a Clinical Specialist in Dental Hygiene and Education and works part- time in general practice. She has lectured locally and internationally and is a cast member on The RDH View.
Kerry is knowledgeable on the topics of oral biofilm, the oral- systemic connection, teeth whitening, and the dental hygiene process of care. Her focus is on educating her clients and the dental profession on health and wellness. She sits on the Research Advisory Committee for ODHA, The RDH Magazine Advisory Board and is a section editor for The Hygiene Corner with Women in Dentistry.
Recently, she received the Distinguished Services Award from ODHA for outstanding contributions to the dental hygiene profession. Her practical advice will transform your practice and patients’ health.
Registration open
Registration
Generously sponsored by Crest Oral B
