As a part of the globally profitable occasion collection, the primary North American GBT Summit passed off in Calgary on April 25. The occasion was totally devoted to state-of-the-art prophylaxis and oral prevention, masking subjects such because the scientific background of GBT, profitable implant upkeep, affected person expertise, and the profitability of prophylaxis. Famend audio system shared their insights and experiences with the Guided Biofilm Remedy protocol, highlighting its affect on sufferers, clinicians, and dental practices.
Guided Biofilm Remedy shifts protocols, applied sciences, and produces outcomes to radically alter the prophylaxis expertise. GBT locations the concentrate on its strategic elimination of biofilms first, whereas defending susceptible surfaces within the oral cavity. AIR-FLOWING® round implants and tooth with erythritol-based PLUS Powder is minimally invasive and gently removes adherent supra- and subgingival biofilms first within the appointment, thereby decreasing mechanical instrumentation and eliminating abrasive sharpening pastes. Research persistently reveal sufferers desire the light, environment friendly and thorough expertise of Guided Biofilm Remedy in comparison with extra conventional instrumentation strategies1,2 which readily turns into a major practice-builder.
The GBT Summit in Calgary began with long-time GBT person Karen Davis, RDH, highlighting the science supporting GBT. Lisa Yao, RDH, featured a affected person video recounting his first GBT expertise which remodeled the long-standing concern he had of dental care. Periodontist, Steven Faigan, introduced private experiences associated to implant debridement and featured GBT integration for periodontal upkeep. Dr. Grant Smith highlighted the worth of all the dental hygiene group incorporating GBT, from a normal dentist’s perspective, with an emphasis on dental hygiene retention. Janelle Jones, RDH featured how GBT has been career-altering as a consequence of ergonomic advantages, and transformative for scientific outcomes by disclosing biofilms on all sufferers. Stacey Jackson, RDH, gave a hands-on demonstration that includes clinician tricks to obtain optimum outcomes utilizing the AIRFLOW® MAX, PERIOFLOW® with PLUS Powder, often known as AIR-FLOWING® and PIEZON® applied sciences. The Summit continued with Dr. Michael Levebvre who featured the historical past of change and introduced compelling proof of the direct and oblique return on funding for practices that present GBT. Trent Wehrhahm ended the Summit with an exclamation mark that includes a myriad of selling strategies to place your observe as a premier supplier of GBT.
All audio system underlined that GBT is a game-changer for oral prophylaxis, bettering scientific outcomes and providing one of the best therapy expertise to each sufferers and clinicians. If you happen to bought curious and need to dwell a full day GBT expertise your self, join the GBT Summit Montréal (June 27th) or the GBT Summit New York (November 14th) for sufferers as properly for clinicians.
References
1Shrivastava D, Natoli V, Srivastava KC, Alzoubi IA, Nagy AI, Hamza MO, Al-Johani Ok, Alam MK, Khurshid Z. Novel Method to Dental Biofilm Administration by Guided Biofilm Remedy (GBT): A Evaluation. Microorganisms. 2021 Sep 16;9(9):1966. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8468826/
2ZMK Nov/Dec 2024. Winner in Prevention: The GBT Expertise Nov/Dec 2024 Winner in prevention: The GBT Expertise – Oral Well being Group
