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IPC – Individual Prophy Cycle:
The patient-orientated prevention concept from W&H
The Individual Prophy Cycle (IPC) from W&H stands for patient-orientated prevention.
The company worked together with dentists to develop the IPC concept, which centres on a validated medical history survey. With the help of an associated evaluation form, W&H helps dental practitioners compile a case-specific patient profile, which is then used to derive individual treatment recommendations.
The Individual Prophy Cycle from W&H means standard treatments are now a thing of the past.
The concept can be used in any dental practice and for all patients. The result of W&H’s modern prevention concept are needs-based and individual treatments that take into account relevant dental health factors and general oral health.
Dental prophylaxis re-imagined
In the past, many of the various well-known treatment concepts have been focused on treating a single oral disease in order to restore or maintain oral health. A paradigm shift is needed away from this one-dimensional approach to oral health, as these concepts have so far failed to recognise that many aspects of general health have a major influence on oral health and can even cause or exacerbate oral diseases (1). This is precisely where the personalised, case-specific patient profile comes in.
Maximum patient focus
The aim of the patient profile is to produce a personalised treatment recommendation in order to improve the reliability of procedures and increase the efficiency of treatment (2). The patient’s medical history and a diagnostic assessment of their oral health, for example with respect to cavities, periodontal health, and other aspects, form the basis for oral health treatment and prophylaxis procedures (1, 3). The difference with W&H’s IPC concept is that aspects of general health that influence oral health are also taken into account in order to develop a personalised, case-specific patient profile. Each factor is assessed in terms of its degree of influence on oral health (4), which helps to inform the subsequent personalised treatment recommendation. A validated medical history survey including the associated evaluation form is available for this. Treating dental professionals thus have a guideline for prevention that they can refer to.
Personalised treatment recommendations
As part of the IPC, factors that can influence oral health, such as systemic diseases, use of medicinal products and lifestyle (risk factors), are systematically evaluated and combined with diagnostics from oral health examinations (need factors) to build an overall picture of the patient’s health (2). This results in a personalised, case-specific patient profile and thus a personalised treatment recommendation. “The Individual Prophy Cycle from W&H is a modern prevention concept, which can help to increase treatment reliability and to ensure that the treatment is a success. This supports dentists in providing their patients with safe and effective preventative care as part of a risk- and needs-based approach”, explains PD Dr Gerhard Schmalz.
W&H products support prophylaxis treatments
The personalised, case-specific patient profile affects the individual steps taken during the prophylaxis or treatment session (5). As a solutions provider, W&H works closely with dentists and offers a diverse product portfolio to help meet the treatment requirements and recommendations arising from the personalised, case-specific patient profile. The W&H Prophylaxis portfolio ranges from the Proxeo Ultra piezo scaler to the Proxeo air scaler and the Proxeo Aura air polisher through to the rotary polishing instruments in the Proxeo Twist series.
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