DHW2024: Periodontal Disease - Systemic Interactions
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Presenters
Dr Cathleen Dong - Moderator
Active with ADA NSW, serving as a Board Director, Councillor, and the current Chair of the Recent Graduates and Education and Research Committees, Dr Cathleen Dong is passionate about providing resources and consistently improving membership value for recent graduates, in addition to championing the importance of career sustainability in the profession. She recently hosted the Elevate series which is available on the ADA CPD portal.
Emeritus Professor Mark Bartold
Emeritus Professor Mark Bartold was made an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) in 2022 for distinguished service to Dentistry, to periodontal research and education, and to professional dental organisations. He was Editor of the Australian Dental Journal for 23 years. Professor Bartold has authored over 350 scientific articles, and co-edited 8 books. He continues to contribute to academic publications being an Associate Editor of two international dental journals and member of the editorial boards of eight other academic publications.
Synopsis
For some time it has been recognised that oral health and general health should not necessarily be dissociated as they have in the past and that in the interests of an holistic approach to patient care oral health must be considered as a critical issue for general well-being. With these concepts in mind the field of Periodontal Medicine emerged to define an important branch of periodontology focussing on the relationships between periodontal disease and systemic disease. Since the concept of the subdiscipline of Periodontal Medicine was first suggested there have been remarkable advances made in understanding how periodontal infection and inflammation can impact on systemic well-being. However, since the emergence of periodontal medicine, the list of “associations” has burgeoned to unwieldy proportions and it is time to consider the criteria to evaluate the accuracy of the current reported associations. It is proposed that a “Disease Association Checklist” must be used to allow rational assessment of current disease associations and distinguish which of the associations are spurious and which are valid. In this presentation an overview of the current status of the periodontal systemic interrelationships together with how periodontal treatment might impact on some systemic conditions will be covered.
Learning outcomes:
- that periodontal inflammation impacts significantly on systemic health
- the effects of periodontal inflammation on general health
- how to use a “disease association” checklist to distinguish which of the associations are spurious and which are valid
- that reduction of periodontal inflammation can impact on some systemic diseases
- understand “causality” in the context of periodontal/systemic interrelationships.