Course 2 - Periodontal Disease & Systemic Illness
Diabetes, Cardiac Concerns, & the Brain
The systemic effects of Periodontal Disease are manifested as slow body-wide host-mediated (inflammatory) destructive processes. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recently reported that about 70 million American adults over 30 years old suffer from either mild, moderate, or severe periodontitis. In the senior population, the CDC reports that over 70% of people over 65 suffer from periodontitis.
This webinar will discuss the link of periodontal disease systemically to:
- Obesity
- Diabetes
- Emotional Stress
- Cancer
- Diabetes
- Aspiration Pneumonia
- Cardiovascular Connections
- Autoimmune Disorders
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Crohn’s Disease
- Neurodegenerative Disease
This webinar will allow medical professionals to understand better how Periodontal Disease influences systemic health and chronic disease.
This course offers 4 – CE credit hours for the following professions:
NURSES, DENTAL PROFESSIONALS, PHARMACISTS, REGISTERED DIETITIANS & DTRs, PSYCHOLOGISTS, MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELORS & ADDICTION COUNSELORS, MARRIAGE & FAMILY THERAPISTS, SOCIAL WORKERS, OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS & OTAs, PHYSICAL THERAPISTS & PTAs, CASE MANAGERS, NURSING HOME ADMINISTRATORS (Distance Learning), MASSAGE THERAPISTS.