Educational Sessions
8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. 1:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Volunteer Dental Projects—What’s It All About? Instant Update — Getting Up To Speed
in Periodontics for 2019
Francis G. Serio, DMD, MS, MBA
Co-sponsored by the USA Sections of the International College
of Dentists and the Academy of Dentistry International.
3 CE credits recommended for all attendees but the credits do
not count toward the hours needed to renew a Pennsylvania
dental license.
This course is designed for dentists, hygienists, assistants and
other interested parties who want to learn more about the nuts
and bolts of volunteering around the world or around the block.
Those with some volunteering experience also are encouraged
to attend to share advice or gather some new ideas for their
own projects.
Course topics include the nature of volunteer activities; cross-
cultural issues; comparison of service and teaching projects;
how to get started either at home or abroad; the nuts and bolts
of volunteering overseas and at home, and where to find these
volunteer opportunities.
Upon completion of the course, the participant will be able to:
Identify why they are interested in volunteering.
Understand the importance of working within the context
of the local community.
Compare and contrast the nature of teaching and service
projects with the advantages and disadvantages of each type.
Outline the steps necessary to get started, including needs
assessment, goal setting and team assembly.
Describe the nuts and bolts of volunteering including what to
do and resources to support the project.
Francis G. Serio, DMD, MS, MBA
3 CE credits recommended for dentists, specialists
and hygienists
Some things change and some things remain the same.
The bedrocks of periodontal therapy are time-tested but new
approaches to some of these therapies are providing better
outcomes for patients. In addition, advances in the science of
periodontics have led to both a better understanding of the
disease processes and a new classification system for the
periodontal diseases and conditions. In addition, as implant
dentistry continues to solidify its position, complications are
becoming more commonplace. This course will focus on four
main areas:
The changes in science that have led to the new classification
of the periodontal diseases and conditions.
Current understanding of the perio-systemic connection.
The “semi-surgical” approach to periodontal therapy.
Peri-implant mucositis and peri-implantitis and what to do about it.
Upon completion of the course, the participant should be able to:
Identify the differences between the 1999 and 2017 disease
classification systems.
Identify key factors and systemic diseases that have a strong
association with the periodontal diseases.
Find volunteer projects and other sources of information. Develop a “semi-surgical” treatment plan for a patient with
periodontitis.
Appreciate existing projects, both teaching and service, in the
United States and overseas. Understand the key factors that contribute to peri-implant
disease and possible therapeutic approaches.
About the Speaker
Francis G. Serio, DMD, MS, MBA
Dr. Serio has been in dental education and clinical practice for more than 38 years. Currently, he is a full-time staff
dentist for Greene County Health Care, Inc., a Federally Qualified Health Center in eastern North Carolina. Dr. Serio
has written or co-authored more than 40 scientific articles and four books. And, he is a Diplomate of the American
Board of Periodontology.
Dr. Serio also is founder and director of the Dominican Dental Mission Project. Over a span of 37 years, this award-winning
project has provided in excess of $19 million of services to 63,000 of the rural poor of the Dominican Republic.
Dr. Serio receives royalties from Wolters Kluwer.