Course Description:

Recent research has significantly expanded our knowledge on caries risk factors, diagnostics, prevention and management. Considerations in selecting an appropriate protocol for individual patients include the patients’ age, caries risk level, exposure to fluoride, and current recommendation on professionally-applied topical fluorides. This presentation addresses recent learnings on the caries process, traditional and nontraditional risk factors. Following this, evidence-based therapies for primary and secondary caries prevention are discussed. Therapies include in-office and home fluorides, polyols, antimicrobials and innovative options that have been introduced.