Underutilized.
Overworked.
Feeling stuck.
Hygienists often face these challenges in their role as vital members of a dental team.
What if you could break free from these limitations, gain recognition for your expertise, and find renewed purpose in your career?
You’re in a unique position to influence lives, advance health outcomes, and contribute to a thriving dental practice. Future-Forward Dental Study Club can help you unlock your potential.
REGISTER HERETransform Your Career and Enhance Patient Care
Sponsored by the American Academy of Periodontology, this innovative program is designed to help dental hygienists step into expanded responsibilities, become indispensable partners to their dentist(s), and elevate patient care to new heights. Imagine confidently co-diagnosing conditions like periodontal disease or early caries, transforming health outcomes, and feeling the pride of making a tangible difference in your patients' lives—all while creating efficiencies that make your workday more rewarding.
For dentists, balancing patient needs and practice demands can stretch them thin.
Leveraging hygienists as collaborative, empowered team members improves workflows, reduces stress, and ensures every patient is treated with excellence. Hygienists gain valuable, career-advancing skills and a deeper sense of purpose. Together, these efforts lead to stronger practices, healthier patients, and professional fulfillment for everyone involved.
Whether through our interactive virtual workshops or dynamic in-person gatherings, our community is committed to fostering collaboration, improving skills, and driving success in patient care and practice management.
Future-Forward Dental Study Club
2025-2026Â Curriculum
Third Thursday | 90 minute session | 7pm Eastern / 4pm Pacific
Club sessions go beyond lecture with a case-based, discussion-driven format developed in alignment with the American Academy of Periodontology. Each session includes guided discussion breaks, where participants explore real clinical scenarios and apply concepts in real time.Â
Peri-Implant Diseases:
Classification and Clinical Tips
October 16, 2025
Module Presenter:Â
Sejal Thacker, DDS, MDSc
CE Credits:Â
1.5 hours
Peri-Implant Diseases: Classification and Clinical Tips
October 16, 2025
Module Presenter:Â
Sejal Thacker, DDS, MDSc
CE Credits:Â
1.5 hours
This focused course equips dental professionals to confidently diagnose and manage peri-implant diseases using evidence-based protocols. Participants will learn to distinguish between peri-implant mucositis and peri-implantitis, recognize early signs of complications, and implement both non-surgical and surgical treatment strategies. Interactive case studies and Q&A deepen understanding, empowering clinicians to improve implant outcomes through early intervention and long-term maintenance.
Educational Objectives
- Diagnose biological complications related to dental implants.
- Implement effective management strategies for these implant-related complications.
- Apply best practices for maintaining implant sites.
Identify risk factors associated with peri-implant diseases. - Recognize early signs of complications and know when to refer patients to a periodontist.
- Understand and apply etiology-based approaches to managing peri-implant diseases.
The Hygienist’s Role in Patient Education, Internal Marketing, and Case Acceptance
January 15, 2026
Module Presenter:Â
David Schwab, Ph.D.
CE Credits:Â
1.5 hours
The Hygienist’s Role in Patient Education, Internal Marketing, and Case Acceptance
January 15, 2026
Module Presenter:Â
David Schwab, Ph.D.
CE Credits:Â
1.5 hours
This module explores how shifting economic trends are reshaping dentistry—and the essential role dental hygienists play in patient education, internal marketing, and case acceptance. Participants will gain advanced communication strategies, practice management insights, and refined verbal skills to inspire patient engagement and elevate care. When hygienists are empowered as professional educators and collaborators, practices thrive—boosting profitability through increased interest in comprehensive dental services.
Educational Objectives
- Educate patients efficiently about oral health as it relates to general health.
- Apply principles discussed in the module to improve internal marketing.
- Use their expertise to encourage patients to acceptcomprehensive treatment plans.
The Chronic Disease No One is Talking About
April 16, 2026
Module Presenter:Â
Mia L. Geisinger, DDS, MS, and Katrina Sanders, BSDH, RDH
CE Credits:Â
1.5 hours
The Chronic Disease No One is Talking About
April 16, 2026
Module Presenter:Â
Mia L. Geisinger, DDS, MS, and Katrina Sanders, BSDH, RDH
CE Credits:Â
1.5 hours
As technology advances and chronic disease rates soar, the dental profession must evolve to meet today’s growing oral-systemic challenges. While periodontal disease, caries, and oral pathology are routinely addressed, one common and critical chronic condition continues to go unrecognized within dental settings. Join renowned periodontist Dr. Mia Geisinger and educator Katrina M. Sanders as they uncover this overlooked disease and share actionable strategies for diagnosis and treatment.
Educational Objectives:
- Address barriers to personalized periodontal assessment and care.
- Integrate ongoing screening into routine hygiene recall visits.
- Stratify patients by risk and diagnosis to guide therapy.
- Strengthen communication around disease progression and treatment rationale.
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Benefits of Membership
Future-Forward Dental Study Club provides more than education - it’s a gateway to meaningful career growth and impact. Membership provides access to these impactful benefits:
Join a Future of Purpose and Growth
This is your opportunity to reimagine what it means to be a dental hygienist. At Future-Forward Dental Study Club, we’ll work together to empower your career, foster meaningful collaboration, and change the lives of the patients you serve.
Join us to unlock your full potential!
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