- Thursday 1/25/2024
- Time: 3:00 - 4:00 pm
- Course Code: 372TL
- Cost: $35
- Room Location: BCEC Room 107 A
- Credits: 1 CE Hour
Understanding Periodontal Disease in Women and the Impact of Stress
Aidee Herman, DMD is an assistant clinical professor at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine and founder and coordinator of the mentoring program, Promoting Dentistry as a Career for Minorities.
In this course we will examine the impact that stress in women has on periodontal disease during periods of hormonal changes. We will examine different periods of hormonal changes that occur throughout a women’s life and how the periodontium is affected, both at the histological and clinical level. We also analyze stress and its connection to chronic inflammation, which can be linked to numerous systematic conditions. The term Periodontal Medicine is increasingly becoming more widely used as a way for describing how periodontal disease impacts systemic health. Lastly, we will see how both stress and female sex hormones are risk factors in developing periodontal disease and how to minimize these risk factors.
Please note: $35 Non Member Fee
NO CHARGE for MDS Members- Registration Required.
- Understand how stress and periodontal disease are related
- Understand how hormones in women and periodontal diseases are related
- Define periodontal medicine
- Understand how certain risk factors increase the risk of developing periodontal disease
- Implement this knowledge in their patient's treatment plans
- Utilize this knowledge in order to become active participants in the care of their oral health
Recommended Audience: Assistant, Dentist, Hygienist
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