Author/Authors :
matthews, debora c dalhousie university - faculty of dentistry, Canada , thomas, betsy mahsa university - faculty of dentistry, Malaysia , fernandes, bennete segi university - faculty of dentistry, Malaysia , bapat, ranjeet international medical university - division of clinical dentistry, Malaysia , chaubal, tanay vijaykumar international medical university - division of clinical dentistry, Malaysia , jacob, pulikkotil shaju international medical university - division of clinical dentistry, Malaysia
Abstract :
The introduction of the recent 2017 classification of periodontal diseases has been welcomed by the periodontal fraternity. The new classification has used available evidence as the backbone for its development. It has been felt by many experts that a good understanding is required for its practice. Towards this, a Malaysian PerioSymposium was organised in May 2019 to comprehend the classification and also to identify the right path towards its learning among undergraduate students of dentistry in Malaysia. The symposium was conducted and moderated by local and international experts. Apart from the few limitations identified, the new classification was recommended to be taught in the undergraduate dental programme across schools in Malaysia.
Keywords :
Periodontitis , Gingivitis , Consensus workshop , Disease progression
