Presented by

Dr. Don Curtis  

Professor UCSF Postgraduate Prosthodontics

Personalized medicine requires risk stratification so that the unique risk profile of a patient can be identified and managed. By calculating aggregate risk, we can personalize treatment so patients better accept and understand the rationale for the treatment plan, consent and maintenance program. Patients become more informed, compliant and aware of their responsibilities. This simple questionnaire will be reviewed with clinical examples and videos. The goal is about creating value for your patients that seek dental implants. In private practice settings where this risk assessment program has been used, patient acceptance and clinician feedback has been positive.

Learning objectives:

1) Identify how risk assessment can be helpful in treatment planning, providing informed consent, and providing a patient-specific maintenance plan.

2) Identify some of the clinician-based risks that can limit success with dental implants.

3) Why should a maintenance plan be risk-based, age-appropriate and account for the type of prosthesis being fabricated?