Guided pathway

Perio Foundations Pathway

A focused learning path for dental students and early-career learners who want a clearer framework for the basics of periodontology.

Audience

Dental students, hygiene learners, and early-career clinicians building foundational understanding.

Estimated time

6 short modules, about 2.5 hours total

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Modules

Six ordered modules for building the foundation.

The pathway moves from field-level orientation into disease concepts, charting, evaluation, and treatment framing.

  1. 1

    What Is Periodontology?

    Start with the scope of the field, what it studies, and how it connects biology, diagnosis, and maintenance.

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  2. 2

    Gingivitis vs Periodontitis

    Understand the difference between reversible inflammation and attachment loss with longer-term consequences.

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  3. 3

    Periodontal Charting Basics

    Review the measurements that turn a mouth-wide assessment into a useful baseline.

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  4. 4

    Clinical Attachment Loss

    Learn why CAL matters, how it is interpreted, and why it is central to understanding disease history.

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  5. 5

    Periodontal Evaluation Basics

    Walk through the key pieces of a full periodontal evaluation and what each piece is trying to answer.

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  6. 6

    Treatment Foundations

    Finish with the learning framework behind initial therapy, maintenance thinking, and when recession-related procedures enter the picture.

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Related resources

Keep the pathway practical with quick-reference tools.

These resources complement the sequence above and give the pathway a more usable study rhythm.

Starter Pack

Periodontology Starter Pack

A guided starter bundle that pulls together the glossary, study checklist, and charting quick-reference into one structured entry point.

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Cheat Sheet

Periodontal Charting Cheat Sheet

A concise refresher on the measurements and notations learners need to interpret a chart with more confidence.

Review charting basics
Checklist

Study Checklist

A lightweight review checklist to help you organize what to revisit before exams, clinic sessions, or pathway study blocks.

Use the study checklist

Quiz connection

Use the quiz to prioritize where you start.

The pathway works well on its own, but the quiz gives it a clearer starting point by highlighting which categories need the most review.

Take the Perio Foundation Quiz