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Dental Tribune Middle East & Africa Edition | 6/2016 9 OlgaHonegger T:+498942716146 E:ohonegger@ems-ch.de Klaus Dieter Bastendorf, Dental Spe- cialist in Prevention) It has long time proven that oral biofilmcausescaries,gingivitis,peri- mucositis, peri-implantitis and peri- odontitis–themaincausesoftooth- and implant-loss. Helping patients to keep their natural teeth is one of the highest ethical values for a den- tistandtheGBTmakesthispossible. As the dentist is not only a medical scientist, but also an entrepreneur, the profitability of a treatment is an important aspect. With the GBT the dentist can delegate this service to a dental hygienist and there- fore generate further revenue and profit. Additionally, the GBT opens the opportunity to run a successful recall operation in a dental cabinet. Emphasizing on patient motivation and individual oral hygiene educa- tion,theGBTstrengthentherelation betweenthedentalprofessionaland his patient by increasing patient sat- isfaction and personal well-being. FollowingtheGBTprotocol,patients arenotonlyenthusiasticforadental prophylaxis but it also serves them as an incentive to keep their oral hygiene at the optimal level even at home. Thus, the GBT provides a sus- tainable and long-lasting improve- ment of health and attractiveness. As the GBT offers a maximal patient comfort, it subsequently increases the patient recall. Oral health:Why annoy when you can enjoy “With Guided Biofilm Therapy, no more patients complain, only smiles” (Prof. Magda Mensi, Univer- sity of Brescia) The GBT congress emphasized the importance of high-quality dental maintenance. The effective removal of biofilm is paramount to long- term oral health. Thus, it’s definitely time to provide the neglected fields of dentistry – dental maintenance and prevention – the reputation they deserve. Indeed, the awareness of dental care and oral hygiene has neverbeenashighasitistoday.And that is why the GBT protocol is so vi- tal.Conventionaldentalprophylaxis with hand instruments, rubber cups and abrasive pastes – the so-called gold standard – is not up to date an- ymore but is still used by over 80% of dental professionals. These meth- ods induce recession when used in a sulcus, create scratches on exposed dentine or cementum, remove nat- ural enamel structure and obvious- ly, this treatment is not comfortable forthepatientatall.JasminaKarisik, dentist, has only one answer to this: “Guided Biofilm Therapy – finally to replace the traditional way of think- ing that endodontics is the savior.” Perio for a better life “GBT and its focus on general health aspectsreducingmassivelytheover- alloralbacterialload–thusreducing health risks” (Kleathis Manolakis, Prosthodontist) Compared to conventional meth- ods, the GBT is more comfortable, safer and makes professional den- tal maintenance feel more like a wellness treatment instead of an unloved medical examination: The AIR-FLOW®PowderPLUShasagrain size of only 14µm, therefore it feels very soft, even if applied sub-gingi- vally! The presentations convinced the attending dental professionals: “GBT meeting encouraged me to use PLUS powder for all my peri- odontal and implant maintenance patients”, states Jolene Pinder, Den- tal Hygienist. And with PIEZON® NO PAIN – composed of PIEZON® NO PAIN Module, Original PIEZON® handpiece and Original SWISS IN- STRUMENTPM PS – the removal of calculus and concrements is com- fortable and safe. And the long-term benefits are remarkable as well: By avoiding over-instrumentation you preservethenaturaltoothstructure, the implant surface and prevent root sensitivity. For the clinician, the approach of GBT reduces treatment timeandhandfatiguewithminimal use of ultrasonic. The safe and com- fortable treatment is easy to adapt and decreases recolonization by biofilm due to antibacterial proper- tiesofErythritol.Giventheresulting advantages, it is not surprising that theprevailingmoodatthiscongress was dominated by an atmosphere of striving, positive spirit and over- all optimism, confidence and trust in the future. It’s time to shape the future of dental prophylaxis – it’s time to change the game adopting the GBT protocol in dental mainte- nance. SDA – Swiss Dental Academy “SDA in China encourages the train- ers to share the “real” knowledge to help the clinicians and patients through evidence based dentistry.” (Dr. Dong Xiao Xiao, Periodontist) The GBT is based on the state of the art technologies AIR-FLOW® and PIEZON®. They are easy to handle and guarantee a high level of safety. Therefore, the GBT is easy to adapt for dental professionals. To learn more about the GBT and all the ben- efits it provides, we highly recom- mend the Swiss Dental Academy: Experienced dental hygienists pre- sent clinical evidence for the GBT, offer pragmatic tips for the daily business and in the hands-on part of the course, the participants have the opportunity to experience the superiority of AIR-FLOW® and PI- EZON® one-by-one. One thing we can certainly take from SDA and the congressonGuidedBiofilmTherapy is the GBT, or in other words: ‘Get a much Better and more sus- tainable Treatment’. For further information visit us on www.byebyebiofilm.comandhttps:// int.sda-swissdentalacademy.com/ “With Guided Biofilm Therapy, no more patients complain, only smiles” ◊Page8 industry Dental Tribune Middle East & Africa Edition | 6/20169