PERIODONTAL DISEASE AND DIABETES: A TWO-WAY STREET TO HEALTH THROUGH INTERDISCIPLINARY COLLABORATION

Multidisciplinary medical/dental team approach to raise the awareness of the importance of oral health as it relates to systemic health.

• Multidisciplinary medical/dental team approach to raise the awareness of the importance of oral health as it relates to systemic health.
• Review the pathogenesis of periodontal disease as an inflammatory process that has systemic consequences relating to diabetes, cardiovascular disease and other diseases.
• Present case studies of patients with diabetes and periodontitis where HbA1C levels were significantly reduced as a direct result of nonsurgical periodontal therapy.
• Demonstrate oral diseases/conditions related to diabetes.
• Implement strategies for Diabetes Educators and Dental Professionals to assess risk factors and participate in the screening patients for both periodontal disease and diabetes to reduce the recently published epidemic number of cases in the U.S.

Participants will learn:

• Recognize Periodontal Disease as an Inflammatory Disease.
• Understand the Complexity of Diabetes
• Recognize the importance of assessing risk factors for both Periodontal Disease and Diabetes
• Identify the systemic ramifications of Periodontal Disease.
• Explain that Diabetes and Periodontal disease are bi-directional where one can influence the other.
• Record non surgical treatment modalities for periodontal disease
• List techniques to prevent periodontal disease
• State oral conditions related to diabetes
• Provide patient education relating to oral care for patients with diabetes