West Liberty University

Objectives:

• Discuss oral health challenges of today’s youth
•  Review systemic considerations of periodontal disease
• Review comprehensive periodontal assessment and classification, including the new AAP Guidelines
• Investigate the need for office protocols for comprehensive periodontal assessment
• Review case study

 Objectives:

• Recall full body anatomical overview and explain the kinetic chain
• Identify dental instruments, equipment and technology that may improve efficiency, enhance patient outcomes and assist musculoskeletal health
• Review contributing factors of Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSD)
• Discuss how posture affects the entire body
• Learn exercises and stretches designed for the dental professional

Lancette VanGuilder graduated from the University of South Dakota in 1995 and has  spent the last 25 years actively involved in dental hygiene leadership, education and  advocacy on the local, state and national level.

Lancette resides in Reno, Nevada and is a past president of the Nevada Dental  Hygienists Association, is a past recipient of the Nevada Dental Hygienist of the Year  and received the Innovative Career Vision Award for her work in all 7 professional  roles of the dental hygienist. She served for 4 years on the board of directors for the  American Dental Hygienists Association and has been honored at the national level  by receiving the ADHA Irene Newman Professional Achievement award, recognizing  her for her contributions to advancing the art and science of the dental hygiene  profession over the last 15 years.  

Lancette is an internationally recognized continuing education speaker and serves as  a key opinion leader in the dental industry. She has been featured on podcasts such  as Dentistry’s Gone Wild and Your Dental Top 5 for innovative access to care  solutions. Most recently, she has published articles in Dentistry IQ regarding mobile  dentistry during a pandemic and the administration of vaccines by dental hygienists.  She works as a clinician in private practice, owns/operates her own mobile dentistry  business, has an AGD PACE Approved national CE company (Hygienist for Health) and  volunteers as a registered lobbyist for nonprofit work.  

Lancette is passionate about ensuring that all communities have access to dental  care, the power of prevention and the utilization of the dental hygienist.

Ward VanGuilder, MAPT, CIMT received his physical therapy degree from the College of St. Scholastica in Duluth, MN in 1995 and has specialized in occupational health/wellness, injury prevention and rehabilitation, workplace safety and ergonomics for nearly 30 years. Ward is a Board Certified Integrated Manual Therapist and is a recognized leader within the nation’s largest occupational health organization.
Throughout the last 25 years, he has primarily worked with industrial athletes and patients from a variety of work settings. Ward currently oversees a specialty program and manages a large team of specialists including orthopedic surgeons, physiatrists, pain management specialists, podiatrists, psychologists and neurosurgeons in California, Nevada, Alaska and Hawaii. Ward works with a national rehabilitation company and serves as the Director of Advanced Specialist Services.
In his free time, he is an avid mountaineer, mountain biker and skier. He volunteers with the many organizations that support disabled veterans, both locally and abroad.