Timothy Donley, DDS, MSD, graduated from the University of Notre Dame and Georgetown University School of Dentistry. He then practiced general dentistry before returning to Indiana University for specialty training in periodontics. In addition to serving as Editor of the Journal of the Kentucky Dental Association (KDAToday), he lectures and publishes frequently on topics of interest to clinical dentists. Dr. Donley maintains a full-time private practice in Bowling Green, KY and is on the faculty at Western Kentucky University. He is especially interested in using the state of the art information in periodontics to develop realistic, evidenced-based protocols to help his patients and help his practice. Dentistry Today recently listed him among the Leaders in Continuing Education.

SYNOPSIS: This is a sensible approach that covers the best in diagnosis, treatment, marketing and practice management. The emphasis is on developing a realistic strategy as to what to use and when to use it. Ways to maximally use the new information linking oral and overall health are also presented. This course is perfect for the dental team. Attendees leave with the information and materials necessary to plug this success-oriented program into their practices the minute they return to their offices. The course is supplemented with hard copy and computer file handouts that will be immediately useful to clinicians. Attendees consistently rate this course as "excellent."

At the conclusion of the seminar, the participant should be able to:

• Describe perio and systemic health and explain how to use this new information
• Evaluate which sites you should treat and when
• Select diagnostic routines that will work in your practice
• Improve your initial therapy outcomes
• Manage your perio program - critical steps towards success
• Explain the new perio therapeutic options: host modulation, systemic drug delivery, localized antibiotic delivery, laser therapy –when to use and which to use
• Select effective therapeutic protocols using an evidence-based approach marketing dentistry's new message