DENTAL HYGIENE e-LEARNING PORTFOLIO
Periodontology
In regards to the periodontium, I have a clear understanding of what it is and all of its components. When we started getting into all of the different diseases, factors involved, and periodontal surgeries, there was just so much information that I found it challenging to grasp. In other courses such as Principles and Professionalism, Periodontology was mentioned again and it stressed me out as I am not very educated in this area. In this e-learning portfolio, two specific chapters from this course will be focused on. These are: Chapter 7: Chronic Periodontitis and Chapter 8: Aggressive Periodontitis. I feel that it is important to study the different types of periodontitis and the variance between them as I am bound to experience clients with these diseases. Below are short, PowerPoint study notes that I created on the main points in both of these chapters.
CHRONIC
PERIODONTITIS
AGGRESSIVE PERIODONTITIS
This “study session” allowed me to fill in the gaps by focusing just on this content and learning the differences of the types of periodontitis. It was a lot easier to learn this material when my attention only needed to be on a couple specific areas, rather than several. I learned that recurrent disease and refractory disease related to chronic periodontitis. All along, I had thought that those two diseases were other types of periodontitis, so I am glad I cleared that up. I really liked how on page 129 of the Foundations of Periodontics for the Dental Hygienist textbook, there was a chart identifying the key differences between chronic periodontitis and aggressive periodontitis. I found that the chapters are organized very well with subheadings, which allowed me to recognize the key points and make my own notes from it. After completing this study session, I was able to apply this knowledge in the Niagara College Dental Clinic for my clients with periodontal disease as I gained an understanding of the different types. Also, I was able to determine if they have either: slight, moderate, or severe chronic periodontitis, peri-implantitis, recurrent chronic periodontitis, refractory chronic periodontitis, localized aggressive periodontitis (LAP), or generalized aggressive periodontitis (GAP) more accurately.