Part I: Basic Concepts in Periodontal Pathobiology 1. Anatomy, development, and physiology of the periodontium 2. Diagnosis and classification of periodontal diseases 3. Epidemiology and risk factors of periodontal diseases 4. Microbiology of periodontal diseases 5. Immuno-inflammatory response in periodontal diseases 6. Dental plaque and calculus, microbial biofilms, and periodontal diseases 7. Contributing factors Part II: Periodontal Evaluation, Treatment Planning, and Nonsurgical Therapy 8. Clinical Periodontal Examination 9. Radiographic Examination 10. The Electronic Patient Record 11. Formulating a Periodontal Diagnosis and Prognosis 12. Acute periodontal conditions 13. Oral Physiotherapy 14. Nonsurgical therapy 15. Periodontal and Dental Implant Maintenance 16. Locally Acting Chemotherapeutic Agents 17. Systemic Chemotherapeutic Agents 18. Role of the Dental Hygienist Part III: Surgical Therapy 19. Conscious Sedation 20. Principles and Practice of Periodontal Surgery 21. Periodontal Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 22. Principles of Periodontal Plastic Microsurgery 23. Resective Periodontal Surgery 24. Treatment of Molar Furcations 25. Periodontal Regeneration and Reconstructive Surgery 26. Dental Implants in the Periodontally Compromised Dentition Part IV: Multidisciplinary Care 27. Periodontal Prosthesis: Functional Biology, Implantology and Esthetics 28. Periodontal-Orthodontic Considerations 29. Occlusion 30. Periodontal-Endodontic Considerations Part V: Periodontal Medicine 31. Systemic Factors Impacting the Periodontium 32. Effects of Periodontal Infection on the Systemic Condition 33. Medications Impacting the Periodontium 34. Effect of Tobacco Smoking and Alcohol Use on Periodontal Disease 35. Selected Hard and Soft Tissue Lesions with Periodontal Relevance 36. Medical and Dental History 37. Periodontal Treatment of the Medically Compromised Patient
