The Periodontal Rescue & Reset Program
A live course for people with gum disease
If your gums bleed, if you have been told you have periodontal disease, or if you are frightened of losing teeth, this is for you. Two dental hygienists take you through what is happening in your mouth and exactly what to do about it at home. Live sessions on Zoom, one hour a week, with your questions answered.
“I wish someone would just explain this in plain English.” That is the sentence we hear most, so we built the answer.
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This is education, not treatment, and it does not replace your dentist. If you have pain or swelling right now, please see someone this week rather than waiting for us.
The questions people are too scared to ask out loud
Being told you have periodontal disease is frightening, and most people go home and search for answers at midnight. Here is how we would answer the questions we get asked most, honestly, including where the honest answer is not the comforting one.
Am I going to lose my teeth?
We cannot answer that about your mouth, and anyone who does so without examining you is guessing. What is true generally is that periodontal disease progresses at very different rates, and that the daily conditions in your mouth are one of the few things genuinely within your control. That is what these six weeks are about.
Is it already too late for me?
People arrive at every stage, from a bit of bleeding to advanced disease and a periodontist's referral. Understanding what is driving your condition is useful at all of them. What understanding cannot do is undo bone that has already been lost, and we will not pretend otherwise.
Will my gums grow back?
Generally, no. Gum and bone tissue do not typically regrow once the periodontium is damaged. Tissue may shrink and contour around the teeth instead, which can make teeth look longer. If regeneration or grafting is relevant to you, that is a conversation with a periodontist, and We cover how to have it.
I brush and floss already. Why is this still happening?
This is the most common thing we hear, and it is not a character failing. Effort is not the missing piece. Most people were never actually taught the techniques, and technique is only part of it: the ecosystem in your mouth, your saliva, your medications and your sleep all matter. We go through the lot.
Will I be told off?
No. There is a particular shame that comes with gum disease and it stops people asking for help, which makes everything worse. Nobody in these sessions is going to lecture you. Ask the question you have been too embarrassed to ask your dentist.
What if I cannot face being on camera?
Keep it off. Listen, read the chat, and send your questions to us privately if you would rather. Plenty of people do exactly that for the first few weeks. Every session is recorded and waiting in your learning portal afterwards, so nothing is lost if you miss one or need to watch it again later.
Four things you thought about your gums that are actually myths
Every one of these is something we hear in the chair, most weeks. They sound sensible. They're all false, and they're not harmless.
“A bit of bleeding is normal.”
Healthy gums don't bleed. Bleeding is an alarm, never routine.
“Brush harder and you'll get it cleaner.”
Harder brushing removes no more biofilm. It does cause recession, abrasion and sensitivity.
“Mouthwash or oil pulling will sort it out.”
Neither reaches the places that actually matter.
“What happens in your mouth stays in your mouth.”
The mouth isn't separate. It's part of the whole system.
Six things you will learn, and what each one gives you
Most course pages stop at the topic list. Topics are not the point. What matters is what each one actually changes for you, so we have written that part down too.
Dr Mark Bonner's research, methodology and protocols
You get a proven, structured protocol to follow at home, not vague advice.
You stop guessing, and stop wasting effort on things that were never going to work.
You get to trust something again, after years of trying and failing on your own.
The “one more thing” almost nobody tells you
There is a piece of this most dentists never mention, because there is never time.
The reason nothing has fully worked before finally makes sense.
It is not that you weren't trying hard enough. You just never had the whole picture.
The oral microbiome and why it matters
Gum disease is a microbial imbalance, not a hygiene failure.
This is not your fault.
You can stop carrying the quiet guilt and embarrassment you have been bringing into every dental visit.
Correct oral hygiene technique and products
You will know exactly what to buy, and exactly how to use it.
No more wasted money, wasted time, or second-guessing yourself in the toothpaste aisle.
The effort you are already putting in finally shows results, instead of feeling like it is going nowhere.
Live Q&A, ask us anything
You can ask your real question, live, to someone who will actually answer it.
You do not have to sit alone with “am I going to lose this tooth”, googling it at midnight.
The fear gets smaller the moment someone actually looks at it with you.
Personal support the whole way through
Someone checks in on you, every week.
When it gets hard, you are not tempted to quietly quit alone.
You actually finish it, and finishing is what changes the outcome.
Our mission, plainly
We mean every word of that, particularly the part about fear. We're not going to frighten you into buying something. Fear is a terrible motivator, and it wears off in about a week.
What we want is for you to understand what's happening. People who understand why they have periodontal disease take an active role in their own health. That's the whole reason we will be there Live to answer your personal questions for you each week
So the questions that actually matter
They aren't the ones most people arrive with. They're these:
- What's living in my mouth, and why does it matter which organisms they are?
- What tipped the balance in the first place?
- What conditions do they need, and how do I change those conditions?
- What's my saliva doing? My sleep? My stress? My medication?
- What's happening in the rest of my body, and how is my mouth connected?
- What can be measured, what can be tested, and what do the tests tell me?
Those are weeks of questions. Not a post. Not a comment. Not a PDF. So we built it accordingly.
What comes with it
- live Zoom sessions with dental professionals who respect, but also question, the norm
- Our private technique module, pre-recorded, so you can rewatch the demonstrations as many times as you need
- Weekly home activities and hygiene exercises that are practical, not passive
- The Gum Health Scorecard: a tracker for bleeding, swelling, colour and odour
- The BALANCE™ Decontamination Protocol, written out and demonstrated
- The Product Guide: what to buy, what to avoid, where to get it
- The FAQ handout, and the oral microbiome quick-reference card
What is achievable
- Understanding what's actually driving your condition, instead of guessing
- Slowing periodontal disease progression, and protecting what you still have
- Doing the right things rather than more things
- Noticing changes early, instead of years later
- Walking into your dental appointment as a participant, not a passenger
Who this isn't for
We'd rather you didn't join us than buy the wrong thing. Please don't enrol if:
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You have severe swelling or pain right now.
That needs an urgent appointment, not a course. Please go and see someone this week. We mean this.
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You want us to replace your dentist.
Our entire training encourages you to find the right dentist and dental team - who are supportive and who care.
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You want a silver bullet that works while you do nothing.
The protocol is a daily habit, two or three times a day, for weeks.
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You want a guarantee your gums or bone will grow back.
Nobody can give you that, and we've told you that already.
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You're not willing to hear things you don't want to hear.
Some of what we teach contradicts what you've read online. We teach what the evidence supports, and we tell you where the evidence stops.
If none of those are you, and you're keen and coachable, you're exactly who we built this for.
We'd be glad to have you.
Our guarantee
Consistency · Education · Technique · Trust the process
We guarantee that we'll turn up, and educate you like you've never been educated before. Do the work. Turn up to the sessions, use the Scorecard, follow the protocol.
The only guarantee is education. That education and information, when implemented, is where the results come from. Our goal is to provide current, evidence-based education and the confidence to ask informed questions, so you can make empowered decisions about your care.
Two passionate dental hygienists, one vision
- 35 years in the dental industry
- Bachelor of Health Science, majoring in Public Health
- Qualified Dental Hygienist and Therapist
- Founder of the Bleeding Gums / Recession community
- Trained in Dr Mark Bonner's decontamination methodology; 8+ years using it clinically
- 40 years in the dental profession, Australia and internationally
- Founder of Microscope First Dentistry, and a dental practice owner
- Introduced microbiome testing and phase-contrast microscopy into over 60 dental practices
- Has trained hundreds of clinicians in microscope use and biofilm assessment
- International speaker and clinical educator
Learn with us two ways: live in a group, or one to one.
The group program is the main thing we do, and it is the one we would point almost anyone towards. A private hour is there if you cannot wait for a cohort, or would rather not be in a group at all. We would rather you chose accurately than expensively.
Live, in a group
Periodontal Rescue & Reset Course
Guided learning with six live Zoom sessions with both of us, plus the pre-recorded 3 technique module. Every question you have about your own mouth, answered in session.
- 6 live 1-hour Zoom sessions
- Every session recorded and added to your online portal
- Protocol, Product Guide and FAQ handouts
- The pre-recorded 3 technique module
- Weekly homework and the Gum Health Scorecard
- The Foundations Course is included
Prefer to spread the cost? Email us and we will set up a payment plan for you.
Live, one to one
Private 1:1 session with Deb or Sue
If you can't wait for our next cohort, or you're really shy and just time poor, you can work with Deb or Sue in a personal private session. Just you, nobody else. Availability depends on the hours we have free.
- One hour, one-to-one, on Zoom
- Availability depends on the hours we have free
- Entirely about your own situation
Bonner refers to it as a cure in his published research but we do not usually say this. We have experienced and witnessed outstanding results when people follow the protocol, and we welcome further research.
Before you enrol, please read our Terms & Refund Policy. In short: a full refund any time before your first live session, no refund afterwards because the teaching has been delivered, and a free transfer to a later cohort if life gets in the way.
What actually happens once you've paid
Nobody enjoys paying for something online and then wondering whether it worked. So here is the sequence, in order, with the timing spelled out. If any step doesn't happen when it should, email us and we'll sort it.
A receipt from Stripe
Your card statement will show MY GUM COACH. Keep the receipt: it has your payment reference on it, which is the fastest way for us to find you if anything needs sorting out.
Your welcome email
This confirms which program you've joined and includes your login for the learning portal, where the recordings and handouts live. If it hasn't arrived within a few minutes, check your spam folder first, then email us and we'll resend it.
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Your Zoom link and the Week 1 handouts
Ready before the cohort begins, along with the Gum Health Scorecard so you can record your starting point. The same Zoom link works for all six Wednesdays, and it stays in your portal so you cannot lose it.
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Access to the three recorded sessions
Your welcome email includes your portal login. Watch them whenever suits, as many times as you like. There's no schedule to keep up with and nothing expires.
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We'll offer you some times
We reply with the hours we have free and you pick one. If none of them work, tell us and we'll keep looking. Sessions are one hour, on Zoom.
You can reach us directly
Write to us at any point, and it comes to Deb and Sue, not to a support desk. There are two of us and we answer our own mail.
The refund and transfer rules are set out in our Terms & Refund Policy.
Sue Rusalen, Dental Hygienist
Questions before you enrol?
Email us and one of us will answer personally. If you're not ready, ask to join our private Facebook community instead. The freely available material in the group isn't going anywhere.
Our Facebook group is private, so you'll be asked to request to join. We approve requests personally.
This program is education. It does not diagnose, treat or cure any condition, and it does not replace the advice, diagnosis or treatment provided by your dental or medical professional.
Individual results will vary. This protocol is designed to support healthier gums and a more balanced oral microbiome through education and consistent home care, but no specific outcomes can be guaranteed. Success depends on many factors, including the severity of the condition, overall health, consistency with the protocol, and ongoing professional dental care.