Learning Objectives: 

• Analyze armamentarium design features that support ergonomic health and impact the delivery of dental hygiene therapy 
• Discuss manual instrument choice and fundamental skills in manual periodontal instrumentation 
• Discuss power instrument choice and fundamental kills in power periodontal instrumentation
• Utilize evidence-based literature and reputable sources to support the use of a broad range of instrumentation

Julie Whiteley, BS, RDH once said "You can walk a mile in a pair of dress shoes, but you'd likely get there in faster and more conformably in sneakers.!" Do you ever think to yourself: "I can scale this whole mouth with this ONE instrument"?!? Well, you might just be walking a "mile in a pair of dress shoes". Just because something may be possible, it also can have long lasting effects on your instruments, your patient, and YOU. This course will help you identify the armamentarium, techniques, and evidence based research that supports YOUR ergonomic health and can impact YOUR delivery of dental hygiene therapy.