Perio in Focus: Breaking Down Disease Activity to Elevate Clinical Decision-Making
February 10, 2026 @ 7:00pm EST
Zoom
Perio in Focus: Advancing Clinical Confidence & Care
Lisa Hardill, RDH
Event Description
This course explores a process of care designed to support comprehensive, value-added dental hygiene
services. With a focus on breaking down the critical components of the periodontal assessment,
attendees will learn strategies to simplify staging and grading for periodontitis patients while achieving
greater clarity in decisions related to disease activity. Patient communication, co-diagnosis, treatment
planning, and clinical examples will be emphasized to help dental hygienists confidently translate into
actionable takeaways.
Course Objectives:
1. Review the Dental Hygiene Process of Care (ADPIE) as a best-practice workflow to guide
comprehensive periodontal treatment and decision-making
2. Discuss clinical attachment levels/loss, aka CAL’s, specifically perio charting necessities to ensure
CAL’s are accurately calculated for the AAP staging and grading process.
3. Interpret periodontal assessment findings, to help determine disease activity, the dental hygiene
suggested condition and treatment planning decisions.
4. Summarize the benefits of team-based strategies, best practice communication, the co-diagnosis
between dentist and hygienists to improve patient outcomes, and overall success of the dental
hygiene services provided.
Speaker Bio:
Lisa Hardill RDH, BHADM, PG Cert
Lisa has been a registered dental hygienist since 2003, with experience spanning private
practice, public health, and independent practice. In 2017, she expanded her career beyond the
operatory, moving into dental sales and consulting with a focus on preventive products, practice
growth strategies, implants, biomaterials, and digital dentistry.
This diverse experience led to her current role in Clinical Development with a leading Dental
Service Organization, where she supports dental hygiene teams across hundreds of practices in
Ontario.
Outside of her Clinical Development role, she serves as a Hygiene Coach with the Clear Aligner
Leadership Bootcamp and as an Ambassador for both Women in Digital Dentistry and
Dimensions of Dental Hygiene. Lisa also presents webinars and continuing education sessions
across a variety of platforms, sharing practical, evidence-based strategies to help dental
professionals elevate patient care and team collaboration.
A passionate writer, Lisa runs StrictlyDentalPro — a blog dedicated to leadership, coaching, and
empowering dental hygienists in their professional growth. She is also completing a Master’s in
Oral Health Promotion to continue developing as a writer, educator, and researcher.