EMS Dental and Coastal Carolina Community College Team Up to Train the Next Generation of Biofilm Warriors
Progressive Hygiene School Purchases Seven AIRFLOW® Prophylaxis Master Units to Teach its Students EMS Dental’s Guided Biofilm Therapy Protocol
Nyon, Switzerland – EMS Dental, the inventor and manufacturer of the synergistic components of the Guided Biofilm Therapy protocol (GBT®) recently installed seven AIRFLOW® Prophylaxis Master units at Coastal Carolina Community College in Onslow County, North Carolina. In addition, EMS has provided extensive “train the Trainers’ support of the college’s hygiene school faculty.
“Coastal Carolina’s investment in AIRFLOW® technology and adoption of the GBT protocol is a testament to its commitment to providing the highest level of hygiene education,” said Mehdi Sbouaï, EMS Dental’s Head of Business Development & Product Management. “This forward-thinking institution is ensuring that its RDH graduates can improve the quality of oral care and overall health of their patients.”
Specifically, GBT includes critical elements of the traditional dental hygiene process of care such as assessment, disclosing and patient-motivation. Too often in the real world, these elements get left out because of time constraints. The GBT approach allows critical debridement techniques to be performed quickly, comfortably, and efficiently, making it possible to bring all the critical elements of care back to the operatory.
According to Warren F, Gabarée, DDS, Coastal Carolina Community College’s Department Head of Dental Programs, “I consider GBT to be the ground-breaking protocol and technology that will enable us to graduate an elite group of hygienists who are highly qualified to use this modern biofilm management modality and also become advocates for its broader adoption.”
The AIRFLOW Prophylaxis Master device applies EMS’ super fine Erythritol AIRFLOW® PLUS powder via the AIRFLOW® MAX handpiece to thoroughly remove biofilm in the sulcus area and shallow pockets up to 4 mm, on the tongue and gingiva, as well as on the palate. When used with EMS-Dental’s Guided
Biofilm Therapy Protocol, AIRFLOW safely and comfortably removes biofilm, stains and young calculus deposits on natural teeth, restorations, and implants.
“As a clinical hygienist and educator, I believe GBT has the ability to impact the future of dental hygiene and have a positive impact on the patients we see not only for their oral health but their systemic health as well,” explained Erika Spring, RDH, BSDH, MEd, a full-time hygiene instructor at the college.
Gabarée and Spring say fewer patients are requiring local anesthesia for periodontal treatment and that their patients are more comfortable and relaxed. The deployment of seven AIRFLOW PROPHYLAXIS MASTER units is just the beginning of the EMS-Dental / Carolina Coastal Community College partnership, as the school continues to train more faculty and thereby treat more patients.
For more information of Guided Biofilm Therapy and the AIRFLOW Prophylaxis Master, visit www.ems-dental.com. To schedule a demo or training, contact Debra Zafiropoulos at [email protected].