Teaching PreClinic Dental Hygiene Students to Periodontal Probe

1. Key Terms

1.1. Grasp, fulcrum, adaptation, insertion, angulation, activation

1.2. Modified pen grasp

1.3. Staying subgingival

1.4. Leading with the elbow

1.5. Walking to contact, falling away

1.6. Pivoting

2. Misconceptions

2.1. Crossing occlusal plane

2.2. Improper insertion

2.3. Angling too far away from tooth

2.4. Not walking to contact

2.5. Not angling under contact

2.6. Too much pressure

2.7. Failure to stay subgingival

3. Prior Knowledge

3.1. Aseptic technique

3.2. Positioning

3.3. Mirror usage

3.4. Grasp

3.5. Fulcrum

3.6. Stroke

4. Future Topics

4.1. Interpretation of data

4.2. Active vs. stable disease

4.3. Perio case type

4.4. Clinical attachment levels

4.4.1. Recession

4.4.2. Pocket depth