Zoom in with CAP
A lecture series for your referring doctors and hygienists, sponsored by Crest Oral B, offered at no charge to CAP members, their staff, and referring doctors. Please forward the registration page to your referring doctors with our compliments.
Beyond the Basics: Mastering Advanced Periodontal Debridement
Thursday, January 29, 2026
8:00PM-9:30PM EST
This program is tailored for hygienists looking to refine technique, clinical confidence, and better manage challenging cases. With an emphasis on advanced hand and power instrumentation and biofilm management, you’ll leave with practical skills you can immediately apply chairside.
Learning Objectives
Participants will learn to:
- Enhance power and hand instrumentation skills, including tip selection, adaptation, and sequencing.
- Explore and evaluate advanced periodontal instrument options to enhance precision, and clinical outcomes.
- Learn to identify and effectively remove burnished, residual, and tenacious calculus.
- Improve biofilm management and patient motivation
Chrissy Ford is a registered dental hygienist, practice manager, speaker, published author, and the founder of both the Ford Dental Institute and the RDH Evolve Dental Hygiene Conference.
Chrissy is dedicated to helping dental teams integrate strong and profitable periodontal programs into their practices. With over 24 years of experience in the dental field, Chrissy has developed successful continuing education and coaching programs that are designed to empower dental professionals and ignite passion in their careers.
Her company offers a range of services, including online courses, hands-on workshops, and in-office private coaching. She is committed to advancing the profession through mentorship, education, and practical strategies for career and business success.
Chrissy Ford
RDH, BScDH
Jump the GAP with CAP
A webinar series designed for CAP members. Registration is complimentary for CAP members, with nominal fees for hygienists and non-CAP members.
Why see a Periodontist?
The goal of periodontal therapy is to allow you to keep your teeth and your smile all your life.
More specifically, it allows to stop the progression of gum disease, to strengthen your gums and to replace if necessary missing teeth with implants.
In most cases, with appropriate treatments and your cooperation, it is possible to keep your teeth for life.
