Originally sparked with the thought that his children’s generation must learn to treat periodontal disease differently, Los Angeles-area periodontist Glenn Roeder, DDS, chose to incorporate the LANAP protocol into his arsenal back in 2006.  Over the next 17 years, he describes changes in his profession’s attitude toward lasers, how offering LANAP positively affected case acceptance, and even long-term results from patients he first treated over a decade ago ..read more

As a new graduate, Denver-based general dentist Dr. Mohamed Hakim pondered what kind of care he would offer to his patients. His decision to pursue fantastic care led him to the LANAP protocol with the PerioLase MVP-7. Here, he discusses his clinical priorities in growing a patient base, discusses the dreaded “supervised neglect”, and touches on the numerous ways he has grown to use his PerioLase MVP-7 for implant placement, peri-implantitis, and more ..read more

Chicago-based periodontist Christine Gadia, DDS, MS, knew she wanted to offer a laser alternative to conventional periodontitis treatment.  Listen to why she ultimately chose the PerioLase MVP-7 for the LANAP protocol, and how her patient acceptance & clinical outcomes compared to her expectations.  Plus, she discusses other ways in which she’s using her PerioLase and how she works with her referring dentists to offer treatment for her patients that they are more likely to accept ..read more

Massachusetts General Dentist Sathish Palayam, DDS, was inspired to incorporate LANAP into his practice by his mentor, Dr. Ray Yukna, but didn’t foresee the ways in which he would use the laser beyond the full-mouth periodontal protocol.  In this episode, Dr. Palayam explains his patient-friendly successes in combining CBCT and LANAP, both before and after treatment, and his consistent, reproducible results in lessening pain associated with TMD ..read more

Bay Area periodontist Jeremy Ueno, DMD, explains his decision to integrate the PerioLase MVP-7 for the LANAP protocol right out of dental school, a full 12 years ago, and how he has grown his practice to include multiple LANAP-trained clinicians and multiple PerioLase MVP-7 lasers.  Dr. Ueno also explains more about his full-arch implant practice and training center, how he uses his laser on "every patient, every day" in sometimes unexpected ways, and why his book, Oral Fitness, is so personal to him ..read more

Beverly Hills, CA dentist Vivian Roknian, DMD, may be new to the LANAP family, but she’s primed for success.  Here she explains how she grew to be interested in lasers, and how she plans to pivot her practice from “living and dying by the scalpel” to saving teeth and implants instead.  Plus, for Women’s Health Week, she discusses how her own dietary restriction led to a special interest in the connection between nutrition and oral health for her patients ..read more

Bay Area prosthodontist Gregory Louie, DDS, shares how the PerioLase MVP-7 fits in to his prosthodontics practice in ways both that he expected and some he didn't. Is full-arch reconstruction still necessary with this tool at his fingertips? How does the tissue look post-operatively? And how does he feel about not coming on board sooner ..read more

A general dentist near Sydney, Australia, Hugh Fleming, BDS, became just the 4th doctor in Australia to offer the LANAP protocol to his patients. Find out how he adjusted his marketing strategy to educate a population unfamiliar with the procedure, and how he incorporates his 3 hygienists to provide a team approach to addressing gum disease "down under ..read more

Manhattan hygienist Tatyana Ruzhinskaya, RDH, discusses how the PerioLase MVP-7 has enhanced the way she practices dental hygiene in an office that already offers the LANAP protocol. Hygienists can be the "gatekeepers" of perio in the practice, and she uses the PerioLase in more ways than you may think ..read more

Husband-and-wife duo Max & Cerisa Moncayo implemented the PerioLase MVP-7 together in their Pacific Palisades, CA group practice.  His oral surgery and her general dentistry disciplines both benefit from a wide variety of uses, and they discuss their "Swiss Army Knife"-like use of the laser -- and why they purchased a second one ..read more