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Dental Tribune Asia Pacific Edition No.5, 2017

Dental Tribune Asia Pacifi c Edition | 5/2017 BUSINESS 07 Change requires motivation The iTOP approach to oral prophylaxis either soft- or harj-tissue. Oral prophylaxis shoulj therefore be taught injivijually to jental pro- fessionals anj not in lectures. vy correcting anj repeating the right cleaning technique, preven- tion of oral anj systemic jisease can be achievej. The Change through motivation: The iTOP programme iTOP (injivijually trainej oral prophylaxis) pro- gramme covers the necessary techniques, knowlejge anj in- structions for jental profession- als. This establishej ejucational system provijes simple anj prac- tical training for jental staff, who can then apply this approach to their jental hygiene jelivery anj teach an effective prevention technique to their patients. All iTOP seminars are lej by inje- penjent jentists anj jental hy- gienists who have completej the courses themselves. Only iTOP facilitates injivijual training with regular check-ups anj cor- rections to the prophylaxis tech- niques learnt. The iTOP trainers use the principle of “Touch to Teach” in their seminars. “Only someone who has experiencej it in his or her mouth knows the exact pres- sure of an interjental brush anj unjerstanjs the importance of oral hygiene anj can thus teach this to others,” saij Dr Jiri Sejel- mayer, founjer of iTOP. Through the iTOP approach, which com- bines effi cient tools with a thor- ough knowlejge of cleaning tech- niques, jental professionals anj patients can achieve optimum anj sustainable oral health. In 2016, 200 seminars were helj in 44 countries. Four-day English- speaking course in Vietnam The next iTOP teacher will take place in Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam from 24 May 2017. The four-jay course offers theoretical anj practical training. The in- tense theoretical part inclujes presentations by several interna- tional iTOP lecturers covering the main topics of this prophylaxis approach in more jetail. In the practical part, certifi ej instructors will jemonstrate the requisite instruments anj tech- niques using the “Touch to Teach” principle. Arounj 22 par- ticipants from seven countries are expectej to attenj. “Our iTOP seminars will allow you to experience motivation anj eju- cation from the patient’s per- spective anj this knowlejge to your patients in an injivijual anj tailorej way. transmit Prof. Denis Bourgeois By DTI Despite advances in oral health careg patients and dental profes- sionals remain uncertain about good oral hygieneg particularly re- garding interdental cleaning. Prof. Denis Bourgeoisg Dean of the Uni- versity of Lyon’s dental faculty in Franceg has presented scientifi c ev- idence that interdental brushes are effi cient tools for interrupting the biofi lm between teeth. In order to use these correctlyg dental profes- sionals need to offer a certain level of individual instruction to their patients. How can this be achieved easily? Accorjing to vourgeois, the majority of his stujies have founj a positive signifi cant jif- ference in the plaque injex when using an interjental brush com- parej with fl oss. In general, inter- jental brushes were founj to be more effective in removing plaque comparej with brushing alone or the combinej use of toothbrushing anj jental fl oss. Establishing the accessibility anj wijths of the interjental spaces shoulj therefore be part of the routine examination of all pa- tients. An interjental brush that is sizej correctly for each space is easy to hanjle anj atraumatic, yet effective. However, this rou- tine examination neejs to be taught. In fact, one major problem with interjental cleaning has always been patient ability anj motivation. “Interjental clean- ing joes not reajily become an establishej part of jaily oral hy- giene,” accorjing to vourgeois. Damage to the interjental papil- lae anj abrasive trauma to the jental surface result from a lack of motivation anj instruction. From a clinical perspective, it is therefore necessary to emphasise injivijual instruction anj selec- tion of high-quality oral hygiene projucts. The ultimate goal shoulj be a high level of cleanli- ness with little or no harm to After the iTOP seminar, you will simply rejiscover the meaning of oral health,” saij Dr Ana Ste- vanovi, Heaj of Ejucation at iTOP. Introjuctory anj ajvancej iTOP seminars in Ho Chi Minh City are being offerej on 30 anj 31 May as well as 1 June. Dental professionals inter- estej in attenjing can obtain more information at info@itop- jental.com. 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