EMS Guided Biofilm Therapy – The Game Changer!
With Guided Biofilm Therapy (GBT), you are opting for the ‘gold standard’ in professional prophylactic treatment. As patients become aware how preventive oral care can reduce the need for expensive restorative work, the more they will demand dental practices to make the latest technological developments and procedures available.
GBT leads the paradigm shift in professional prophylaxis based on the latest scientific evidence.
It employs the AIR-FLOW method which has the following proven benefits:
- Improves visibility of calculus
- Minimises harmful oral bacteria
- Significantly enhances patient comfort
- Reduces effort and the strain on the practitioner when using ultrasonic devices
- Saves time that can be better used during the consultation
Dental hygienists in South Africa can become accredited GBT professionals with Swiss Dental Academy (SDA) training conducted by local oral hygienist Dirna Grobbelaar, one of only four SDA qualified trainers in the country. Grobbelaar offers GBT training at Ivodent’s International Centre For Dental Education (ICDE) in Cape Town and other training venues around the country – watch IvodentSA Facebook Events for dates and venues.
Ivodent’s SDA programme covers Guided Biofilm Therapy, implant cleaning and safe usage of the Air-Flow and Piezon instrumentation with added clinical and scientific evidence and practical exercises.
“Guided Biofilm Therapy is so different, innovative and effective that it makes oral hygiene exciting again”, says Grobbelaar. “Whilst the GBT protocol is different to what we were taught in some ways, it also helps improve important basics, such as using a plaque indicator and improving scaling technique.”
By offering GBT your dental practice benefits:
- The patient – a pain-free and minimally invasive procedure
- The hygienist – reduces time and effort for maximum results
- The practice – adds value to services offered
Ivodent exclusively supplies exclusively supplies South Africa with the EMS (Electro Medical Systems) prophylaxis device – quality made in Switzerland. EMS are experts in removing biofilm – the root cause of tooth decay, periodontitis and peri-Implantitis – with scientifically proven methods and breakthrough products. Your patients will enjoy natural and healthy teeth and implants for much longer. Additional information on EMS
A distinct desire for innovation, a unique idea and a good sense for the challenges in modern dental offices were the key ingredients to the founding of EMS Electro Medical Systems in Switzerland in 1981 by Bernd Buhner and Pierre Mabille. In 1983 they presented their first prophylaxis devices with the AIR-FLOW and PIEZON systems, which have dramatically changed the modern approach to dental care. They have always been guided by a specific conviction: that a visit to the dentist should be pleasant and painless. With this vision, EMS has become one of the world’s most successful dental companies. Today, more than 500 people work with EMS each day to make dental prophylaxis increasingly successful, fast, painless and effective.
Guided Biofilm Specialists:
GBT Accredited Practice
PRACTICE NAME | QUALIFIED PERSON | LOCATION | |||
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Intercare Tygervalley | Dirna Grobbelaar | Cape Town - Bellville | |||
Longbeach Dental | Janel Welgemoed, Nasima Hamdulay, Tanian Goloiath, Tayla Goldberg | Cape Town - Fish Hoek | |||
The Implant Clinic | Elizabeth van der Ham, Andrea Bothma, Paula-Jane Williams | Cape Town - Tamboerskloof | |||
1,2 Smile - (Kyalami practice) | Marteleen van Rooyen | Johannesburg - Kyalami | |||
1,2 Smile - (Bryanston practice) | Christa du Plessis, Dr Marli Swanevelder, Sune Mathee | Johannesburg - Bryanston | |||
Dr Siebold | Stephanie Gunther, Chuck Bylos | Johannesburg - Forest Town | |||
Noeleen White (Oral hygiene) | Noeleen White | Johannesburg - Kempton Park | |||
Stella Lamprecht (Oral hygiene) | Stella Lamprecht | Johannesburg - Pretoria East | |||
Dental Wellness Dimensions | Dr Mike Holmes, Mrs Marelé Dedekind | Johannesburg - Bryanston | |||
University of Witwatersrand | Dr Padayachee | Johannesburg - Park Town | |||
Dr M Wucher | Dr Martin Wucher, Elize Hauflele | Namibia - Okahandja | |||
Olympia dental practice (Dr C De Villiers) | Andrea can Scheliha | Namibia - Windhoek | |||
Dr Ivan Marx | Elize Smith | Johannesburg - Waverley | |||
Enhance Dental Studio (Dr Everson) | Carina Everson | Cape Town - Claremont | |||
Helderberg Dental Practice (Dr TN Kruger) | Helen Erasmus | Cape Town - Somerset West | |||
Jeanne-Marie Engelbrecht | Jeanne-Marie Engelbrecht | Cape Town - Somerset West | |||
Enamel Dentistry | Jolandi Keyser | Cape Town - Green Point | |||
Dr R. Grobler | Dr R Grobler | Johannesburg - Bassonia | |||
Root 32 Dental Care | Asti Poolman | Pretoria - Leeuwenhof Estate | |||
My Smile Dental Studio | Miss Gisela Erichsen | Nelspruit - White River | |||
Dr Muire | Mrs Zeldine Stander, Mrs Erika van Staden | Pretoria - Magalieskruin | |||
Smith & Van Lierop Dentistry | Ms Kayleigh Swart, Benita Matthews, Emma King | Cape Town - Claremont | |||
Dr Liezl Kemp & Associates | Dr Liezl Kemp | Claremont - Cape Town | |||
Denticare (Dr Andre Strydom) | Mrs Susan Strydom | Pretoria - Garsfontein | |||
De Necker Century City | Ms. Estelle Murray & Ms Ciska Kruger | Cape Town - Century City | |||
Floss Oral Hygiene | Miss Chane Alberts | Limpopo - Polokwane | |||
Dr Kok | Mrs Marie Potgieter | Western Cape - Knysna | |||
Smile 4 Africa (Dr Walker) | Dr Walker, Kerry Walker, Amanda Bouwer, Edith Groenewald, Hemlata Hariprasad | Johannesburg - Bryanston | |||
Bradford Dental Centre | Dr Pitsillis | Johannesburg - Bedfordview | |||
Dr Manenzhe | Dr Manenzhe |
Centurion - The Reeds |
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Dr Masilana | Dr Masilana | Pretoria - Central | |||
Dr F.J Cilliers | Juanel Cilliers, Nadia Beukes | Johannesburg - Nigel | |||
Limese Langhoeven | Limese Langhoeven | Namibia | |||
Tygerburg University | Dr Feheem & Dr Mubarak Alriyahi | Cape Town - Tygerburg | |||
DRS Glassman, Noland, Nigro & Associates | Esda Scheepers | Johannesburg - Alberton | |||
M. Kilian Dental Hygienist | Marelize Kilian | Helderkruin - Roodepoort | |||
The Cosmetic and Dental Emporium Inc (Dr Van Niekerk) |
Savanah Emanuel | KwaZulu-Natal - Ballito | |||
Dr JJ Serfontein | Caitlin Marais, Chantelle Kumm | Western Cape - Cape Town | |||
Dr Grotius | Ina Alberts | Pretoria - Lynnwood | |||
Dr H Olivier | Dr H Olivier | KwaZulu-Natal - Umhlanga Rocks | |||
Implant Perio | Dr Suzette Stander, Lizelle Janse van Rensburg, Sonja Coetzee, Stephanie Roetz | Western Cape - George Central | |||
Implant Perio | Roxanne Kitching | Eastern Cape - Port Elizabeth | |||
Cosmetic & Dental Emporium | Nazeela Berdien | Western Cape - Cape Town | |||
Dr C.H Badenhorst | Lecile Du Plessis | Cape Town - Claremont | |||
Cape Periodontal Specialists | Dr Schnetler, Dr Langenegger, Emma Louise Lawrence | Cape Town - Newlands | |||
Mrs Tanya Johannes | Mrs Tanya Johannes | Gauteng - Krugersdorp | |||
Dr R Markarian Dental Surgery | Dr R Markarian | Zimbabwe - Harare | |||
Bhaskar Orthodontics and Family Dentist | Dr E Baskar, Dr Sheetal Bhaskar, Agnes Musemwa | Zimbabwe - Harare |