Who is this Diploma for?
This programme is specifically designed to provide qualified hygienists or therapists with the skills and knowledge to confidently perform periodontal treatment to an advanced standard. It is suitable for hygienists or therapists at any stage in their career, regardless of their work setting.
What are the benefits of completing the Diploma?
- Postgraduate level qualification
- Bringing specialist value to your patient and practice
- Fully supported flexible learning programme
- Direct and immediate application in practice
- Close support and ongoing one-to-one tailored mentoring
Why Perio School?
- Programme fully led and taught by Dr Reena Wadia
- Specialist periodontist and founder of Perio School
- Works directly with hygienists and therapists – full understanding of their working environment
- Lectures globally - formal teaching qualifications
- State of the art training facilities at Harley Street
- Large practical component including demonstration on live patients
- Small group size
- Unlimited access to an extensive and exclusive library of articles and videos (templates, checklists and handouts all provided)
- Large supportive network community of dental professionals with regular ongoing events before/during/after the diploma
- Payment plans available to spread the investment
Logistics
Structure:
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5 units
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11 face-to-face teaching sessions
- Hands-on training on models and patients – probing, radiography, photography, hand instrumentation, ultrasonic instrumentation, and Airflow
- Live patient cases
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Role play and presentations
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Assessment via timed essay, MCQs, case presentation and reflective logbook
2025 INTAKE:
Monday 20th January
Monday 17th February
Monday 17th March
Monday 14th April
Monday 12th May
Monday 16th June
Monday 14th July
Monday 11th August
Monday 22nd September
Monday 20th October
Monday 17th November
On-going virtual support
Location:
75 Harley Street
Marylebone
London
W1G 8QL
Timings:
09:00 - 17:30
The Curriculum
Unit 1: Assessment, treatment planning and hot topics
- The biology – aetiology, macro and micro anatomy
- Assessment of the periodontium including BPE, 6PPC, gingival recession
- Discussing ways of making probing comfortable
- Key risk factors – importance, mechanisms, impact on treatment
- New classification
- New treatment guidelines
- Treatment planning and how to structure appointments
- Dealing with medically compromised patients including diabetics, bleeding disorders, cancer patients
- Dealing with periodontal emergencies
- Other conditions affecting the periodontium and surrounding tissues e.g. lichen planus, pemphigus, pemphigoid and oral cancer.
- Referring: when, how and what to say to patients. Types of treatment completed by a specialist including periodontal surgery
- Hot topics: Dentine hypersensitivity, halitosis, nutrition, occlusion and perio-systemic
- Case studies and discussions
- One-to-one hands-on: Probing
Unit 2: Core skills
- Oral hygiene – providing tailored advice, techniques, products
- Local anaesthesia – giving LA comfortably, step-by-step guidance on all techniques
- Non-surgical periodontal therapy – the science, technique, use of adjunctive agents, expected improvements
- Hand instrumentation (one-to-one hands-on)
- Ultrasonic instrumentation (one-to-one hands-on)
- Airflow & GBT (one-to-one hands-on)
- Dealing with backache and RSI
Unit 3: Advanced skills
- Implant assessment and maintenance
- Radiography – indications, selection of the most appropriate radiograph, taking, developing, interpreting, and reporting on radiographs (one-to-one hands-on). Conditions that may require referral.
- Photography (one-to-one hands-on)
- Whitening in relation to gum health including regulations
Unit 4: Practice skills
- Recall setting
- Direct access
- Record keeping and templates
- Using computer systems e.g. SOE
- Running late and FTAs
- Rules and regulations
- Health and safety
- Decontamination
- Protocols and systems
- Dealing with complaints and litigation
Unit 5: Communication, career and business
- ‘The Exam Cycle’
- Phrases to use throughout patient journey
- Successfully converting patients to treatment uptake and compliance
- Dealing with non-engaged patients
- Dealing with challenging patients
- Communicating with your principal and team
- Problem solving e.g. discussing strategies when dentists/other hygienists’ BPEs are different to yours
- Building an online profile
- Features of a good job, CVs and interviews
- Oversea registrations
- Understanding and translating figures
- Pay
- Accounting
Included Extras:
Exclusive access to online articles and videos
One-to-one mentoring and guidance by Dr Reena Wadia
Specialist hands-on equipment for use during practical sessions
Dedicated Perio School team will be be on site to provide tailored support as needed
Course workbook
Coffee and Soft Drinks
Snacks and Lunch (dietary requirements catered for upon request)
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Preparing for the Diploma
Getting Here:
Car:
- Street Parking available
- Local NCP Carpark:
NCP
Harley Street
7 Weymouth Mews
London
W1B 1QE
Train:
Great Portland Street Underground
Oxford Circus Underground
Bond Street Underground
Baker Street Underground
Marylebone National Rail
Come with an open mind and many questions. Bring active cases to discuss with the Perio School Team.
Sleep well as the day is designed to be intense, but be rest assured there will be breaks and a tap of coffee, water and soft drinks are provided.
