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January 2021
Navigating Your Way Through the New AAP Classifications
About The Speaker Kerry Lepicek is a highly focused and engaging presenter with over a decade of experience using an interceptive and preventive approach to treating periodontal disease, peri-implantitis, and halitosis. She is a trustworthy expert on oral biofilm, halitosis and the oral-systemic link research. About the Lecture Join the webinar and take away verbal skills and techniques your whole team can use in your practice. Explain why we need to consider risk factors in disease classification Explore the difference…
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Periodontal Nutrition
Reducing periodontal inflammation through nutrition: It’s not only possible, it’s wonderful! Course Description Maximally effective periodontal therapy is about much more than just cleaning teeth. Yes, bacteria initiate periodontal disease, but it is the host inflammatory response that adversely affects oral and overall health. There is now ample evidence, (which will be reviewed during this course) demonstrating the role that nutrition plays in affecting the host response. Course Outline: The role inflammation plays in periodontal pathogenesis Modulating…
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Naloxone use
Naloxone Presentation Synopsis. Opioid consumption and overdose has reached record levels in Canada - from 2016 to 2019, over 15000 people died in Canada from opioid-related causes. In Canada in 2018, 4400 people died from opioid use with 1337 being from Ontario alone. Because this problem is expected to grow over the next few years, Ontario Ministry of Health’s has invested in a publically funded naloxone program which started in 2016. Naloxone nasal spray is a drug that…
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Make the Connection Intro to Orofacial Myology
Free with membership *Considered a Pre-Certification Requirement Speaker Dianah Davidson BS, RDH, COM®, IAOM Certified Orofacial Myologist® Speaker Bio Dianah Davidson, BS, RDH, COM® • Dianah graduated from the University of Missouri-Kansas City Dental School with a Bachelor of Science in Dental Hygiene. Dianah practiced in oral surgery, periodontal, general dentistry for many years. • Dianah served as an active Member of the IAOM Mentoring Committee from 2008-2014. • She co-chaired the IAOM Annual Convention in 2011. • In 2012, she was…
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