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One of the nice features of this congress is the interprofessional participation. The sessions bring together all members of the team such as the physicians, nurses and therapists, which is really how it works in healthcare as well.
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~ Prof Ruth Kleinpell-Nowelln
Director, Center for Clinical Research & Scholarship, Rush University Medical Center, USA
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Programme >
Dentistry Symposium
Link between Oral Diseases and Systemic Diseases
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Track type:
Symposium
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Date: 21 Sep 2018
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Time:
1330 - 1500
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Location:
Academia, Level 1, L1-S3
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There is a Chinese idiom that goes “illness enters from the mouth”. This symposium serves to give an overview of the link between various oral diseases and systemic diseases, particularly the association between periodontitis and diabetes, as well as malocclusion and obstructive sleep apnea. This symposium will also cover systemic conditions that may manifest in the orofacial areas as well as common oral side effects that may occur from drugs prescribed for systemic diseases and how to manage them.
TOPIC 1:
Periodontal Health & Its Impact on Diabetes: Screening for Undiagnosed Diabetes/Prediabetes in Dental Settings
TOPIC 2:
Piecing Together the Sleep-disordered Breathing Puzzle Transforms Clinical Practice
TOPIC 3:
The Real Body Language: What is Your Patient Not Telling You? Orofacial Manifestation of Systemic Conditions
TOPIC 4:
Common Drug Induced Oral Side Effects and Its Management
*Information is correct at time of update
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