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.
Read our checklist HERE on how to qualify as a GBTCertified Practice and get all the added benefits.
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 at GBT Certified Practices
View a Location Map of GBT Certified Practices in Southern Africa on our consumer website Ivohealth (click here) or refer to the list below:
PRACTICE NAME
GBT COURSE ATTENDED
LOCATION
Intercare Tygervalley
Dirna Grobbelaar
Cape Town - Bellville
Tygerberg University
Periodontic Department
Cape Town - Bellville
Dr Badenhorst
Lecile de Plussis
Cape Town - Claremont
Smith & Van Lierop Dentistry
Benita Matthews, Cole Gilbert
Cape Town - Newlands
Enhance Dental Studio (Dr A.A. Everson)
Carina Everson
Cape Town - Claremont
Dr Liezl Kemp & Associates
Dr Liezl Kemp, Lecile de Plussis
Cape Town - Claremont
Dentists on Welwyn
Dr Nicolene Van Vuuren, Dr Marines Loots
Cape Town - Pinelands
Cape Periodontal Specialists
Dr Schnetler, Dr Langenegger, Emma Louise Lawrence
Cape Town - Newlands
Enamel Clinic
Elizabeth van der Ham, Andrea Bothma, Jolandi Keyser
Cape Town - De Waterkant
Cosmetic & Dental - Dr Zak
Nazeela Berdien
Cape Town - Waterfront
Dr JJ Serfontein
Caitlin Marais
Cape Town - Waterfront
Dr JJ Serfontein
Chantelle Kumm
Cape Town - Bellville
Longbeach Dental
Dr Janel Welgemoed, Nasima Hamdulay
Cape Town - Simonstown
Hout Bay Dental Studio
Emma Louise Lawrence
Cape Town - Hout Bay
Longbeach Dental
Tanian Goloiath, Dr Tayla Goldberg
Cape Town - Noordhoek
Dr Nitus van Tonder
Kay-Lynn Dreyer
Cape Town - City Centre
Bergvliet Dental
Taj Falal, Nasreen Khan, Dr James van der Westhuyzen
Cape Town - Bergvliet
Dr TN Kruger
Helen Erasmus
Cape Town - Somerset West
Jeanne-Marie Engelbrecht
Jeanne-Marie Engelbrecht
Cape Town - Somerset West
Dental Haus
Dr Shanee Maree, Benita Matthews
Cape Town - Val De Vie
Dr Johannes
Benita Matthews
Cape Town - Paarl
Implant Perio Inc
Lizelle Janse van Rensburg, Sonja Coetzee, Stephanie Roetz, Suzette Stander
Western Cape - George
Dr Kok
Mrs Marie Potgieter
Western Cape - Knysna
Rejuvedent Whitening bar
Dr L Maree
Western Cape - Wellington
1,2 Smile - Dr Grove
Boitumelo Koopedi
Johannesburg - Kayalami
1,2 Smile - Dr Grove
Andrea Cane, Dr Christel Fick, Christa du Plessis
Johannesburg - Bryanston
Dental Wellness Dimensions
Dr Mike Holmes, Mrs Marele Dekekind
Johannesburg - Bryanston
Quest Dental of Bryanston
Dr M.B. Walker, Hemlata Rampersadh, Kerry Walker, Angela Shannon