New York periodontist Shalom Mintz, DDS, MS, faced an uphill battle getting his practice owner and hygienists onboard with offering the LANAP protocol. It only took the first one-week post-op of coral-pink tissue to change their attitudes. Plus, hear how his use of LANAP vs conventional methods is better from a business perspective as well.

When San Ramon, CA periodontist Janice Kaeley, DDS, MSD explains the LANAP protocol to patients, their first question is usually how long they'll be out of commission following the surgery. Most patients don’t believe Dr. Kaeley's response as to what they should be more concerned about.

Esteemed Southern California periodontist Dr. Jin Kim explains why he switched to full-mouth periodontal treatment on all disease categories and why he observes a new trend of "consumer-driven dentistry" where patients ask for specific treatments by name. Plus, hear Dr. Kim's perspective on how COVID-19 has affected dental education.

February is Gum Disease Awareness Month! Patients come into New York periodontist Jonathan Tiger, DMD's practice all the time having read for themselves online about the mouth/body health connection. Listen to how Dr. Tiger educates them further on the depth of the bacterial kill with his PerioLase MVP-7 to reverse their gum disease and spur true regeneration of lost tissues, which in turn contribute to their overall wellness.

February is Gum Disease Awareness Month! Oregon periodontist Sunny Drake, DMD, MS, discusses the oral/body health connection, and how her various roles as a periodontist begin with patient education (then surgeon second, and business owner third).

Long Island periodontist David Scharf, DMD likens the LANAP protocol to a chocolate chip cookie recipe, and explains how a colleague was so insistent he get on board with the PerioLase MVP-7 that he grabbed him by the shirt collar to make the point.  He also explains how his PerioLase MVP-7 makes the treatment of medically compromised patients that much easier.

Phoenix periodontist Dan Indech, DDS, has just one regret with incorporating the PerioLase MVP-7 for the LANAP protocol into his practice: not doing it sooner.  Find out the impact of the LANAP protocol on his practice, his patients, his staff, and his philosophy of treating gum disease overall.

Periodontist Dolphus Dawson, DMD, MS, MPH leads the periodontal graduate program at the University of Kentucky in Lexington.  Find out how his varied background in private practice, veteran's affairs, and academia brought him to his role today of teaching the LANAP protocol to his residents, and how the addition of the PerioLase MVP-7 into their treatment approaches benefits them after graduation.

New Jersey periodontist David Goteiner, DDS, was instrumental in getting the LANAP protocol incorporated into the curriculum of the post-graduate periodontics department at Rutgers University.  Find out why he supported the initiative and how he continues to be involved with additional research into the effectiveness of the Nd:YAG laser.

One of the first prosthodontists to incorporate the LANAP protocol into his practice, Robert Mokbel, DDS, DSO explains how he uses his PerioLase MVP-7 in a variety of applications to benefit his patients.  How has being a LANAP patient himself made him understand his patients' needs and wants to a higher degree?