Learning Objectives: 

• Understand the advantages and principles of periodontal endoscopy—how enhanced visualization transforms both diagnosis and treatment outcomes.
• Integrate advanced diagnostics and patient communication to guide comprehensive treatment planning and recognize perio-systemic implications.
• Discover how a simple adjunctive agent (EDTA) detoxifies root surfaces and promotes bone and attachment regeneration—without surgical intervention.

In this course, Dr. Sheldon describes the clinical transformation observed in his periodontal practice over the past 25 years, as skilled hygienists achieved consistent healing through true root cleanliness. Attendees will gain practical insight into how hygienist-driven, non-surgical therapy supports healing, stability, and long-term tooth retention. Periodontal therapy succeeds or fails at the root surface. For decades, non-surgical care has been limited by the use of blind instrumentation, often resulting in incomplete decontamination and progression to surgery or extraction. Today, enhanced visualization enables hygienists to see and remove deposits previously thought to be eliminated.