Avoid being sued in practice - the management of the periodontal patient

What to expect

In this session Amit Patel discusses how to manage your periodontal patient to reach a successful and long-term outcome.

A CPD certificate (in the name of the purchaser) will be available to download once viewing of this online lecture has been completed.

This is a recording of a webinar that took place in March 2026. 

Learning objectives

• Utilisation of the new periodontal classification to help patients understand the disease process
• Managing periodontal disease to give the patient a successful and predictable long term outcome
• When is the ideal time to refer to a specialist
• Using modern technology to help patients manage their chronic disease.

Development outcomes

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Meet the speaker

Amit graduated from the University of Liverpool and completed a four-year specialist training programme in periodontics at Guy’s, King’s and St Thomas’ Dental Institute.

Amit was an Associate Specialist in Periodontics at the Birmingham Dental School for nine years and is still an Honorary Clinical Lecturer at the University of Birmingham School of Dentistry. He has taught at undergraduate and postgraduate level, including lecturing to dental practitioners both in the UK and internationally. Amit is also on the committee of the Association of Dental Implantology and the Past President.