What is a perio program?
What is a perio program?
The UCLA Periodontics Residency Program is a 3-year, full-time specialty-training program. It is designed to provide an advanced level of education and clinical experiences in periodontology and surgical implantology for highly qualified graduate dentists who are interested in a specialty career.
How much does periodontal therapy cost?
How much will the treatment cost?
| New Patient Consultation | $295 |
|---|---|
| Periodontal/Peri-implant Therapy | $400 – $5,000 |
| Implant Placement | $2,100 – $4,800 per implant |
| Staged Grafting | $1,500 – $3,500 |
| Periodontal Surgery | $600 – $3,000 |
What is the primary goal of periodontal therapy?
The goals of periodontal therapy are to preserve the natural dentition, periodontium and peri-implant tissues; to maintain and improve periodontal and peri-implant health, comfort, esthetics, and function.
What is periodontal maintenance therapy?
Periodontal maintenance therapy is specialized care to prevent the return of periodontal disease. Patients diagnosed with periodontal disease may begin with a scaling and root planing procedure to remove harmful toxins.
Do you get paid in periodontal residency?
The training path is four years of college, four years of dental school, one year of general residency, and three years of a periodontist residency. Dramatically different from being a medical resident, where you’re getting paid $50-60,000 a year.
Does USC dental school do implants?
Our residents (dentists in training) perform all of the surgical treatments and dental implants under the supervision of expert faculty dentists. The first step in becoming a patient in the Periodontic Clinic is a referral from your dentist.
What are the stages of periodontal disease?
Periodontal disease is broken up into four separate stages: gingivitis, slight periodontal disease, moderate periodontal disease, and advanced periodontal disease.
How do you evaluate periodontal disease?
Measure the pocket depth of the groove between your gums and teeth by placing a dental probe beside your tooth beneath your gumline, usually at several sites throughout your mouth. In a healthy mouth, the pocket depth is usually between 1 and 3 millimeters (mm). Pockets deeper than 4 mm may indicate periodontitis.
Do I really need a periodontal cleaning?
If you have pockets 4mm or greater, or other evidence of periodontal disease, a cleaning is almost always necessary to stop the progression of gingivitis. If your dentist deems deep cleaning necessary, it is very important that you schedule an appointment.
