Contemporary noninvasive dental caries treatment

Educational objectives

At the conclusion of this course, the oral health-care provider will be able to:

Define and identify a noncavitated and cavitated carious lesion, demineralization, and remineralization

Perform an accurate carious risk assessment that drives preventive and therapeutic recommendations

Explain the mechanism of action of neutral sodium fluoride, silver diamine fluoride, calcium-phosphate products, and peptide P11-4

Select the appropriate chemotherapeutic intervention based on patient presentation for the treatment of noncavitated and cavitated carious lesions

About the Author

Lisa Mayo, MHA, BSDH, RDH, is the academic chair for dental hygiene, dental assisting, and surgical technology at Dallas College. She graduated magna cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in dental hygiene from Baylor College of Dentistry and a master’s degree in health-care administration from Ohio University.