Colgate launches evidence-based dentistry educational tour

Colgate has announced the launch of Science to Cities, a five-city educational lecture tour led by key industry thought leaders who will present the latest perspectives on evidence-based dentistry.

Entitled "New Perspectives on Evidence-Based Dentistry," the lectures will offer timely, applicable, and educational information featuring new approaches to the practical application of evidence-based dentistry in clinical practice.

Each lecture will discuss the periodontal disease epidemic among the U.S. population, while helping dental professionals make informed evidence-based recommendations for patient home care of both natural teeth and implants. In addition, the technology behind dentifrice containing triclosan/copolymer will be reviewed in detail along with the mode of action, clinical benefits, and safety.

Participants will learn the following:

• New advances in periodontology and evidence-based management of disease including treatment protocols
• How evidence-based dentistry can be used in clinical practice to make decisions for patient care
• The fundamentals of systematic reviews – how to interpret results and the role these reviews play in evidence-based dentistry
• New insights on implant maintenance and the role of triclosan with respect to inflammation
• A review of the safety and efficacy of triclosan for use in Colgate Total toothpaste

Colgate has enlisted a lineup of distinguished key thought leaders for the presentations. Dates, locations, and speakers are as follows:

• Boston -- November 19 -- John Comisi, DDS, and JoAnn Gurenlian, RDH, PhD
• Atlanta -- November 21 -- Angelo Mariotti, DDS, and Ann Eshenaur Spolarich, RDH, PhD
• San Francisco -- December 3 --Angelo Mariotti, DDS, and JoAnn Gurenlian, RDH, PhD
• Houston -- December 5 -- Angelo Mariotti, DDS, and JoAnn Gurenlian, RDH, PhD
• Chicago -- December 10 -- John Comisi, DDS, and JoAnn Gurenlian, RDH, PhD

While registration for the event is $49, all interested attendees are encouraged to take advantage of an early registration offer of $29. To register for Colgate's Science to Cities tour, please call 844-382-5224 or visit www.ScienceToCities.com. These events are open exclusively to all practicing dentists and hygienists.