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Cleveland HeartLab Symposium Report

There’s a new medical/dental model occurring, and it’s all about inflammation reduction. It’s as simple as this: Get trained on advanced oral inflammation reduction or get left behind.

At the Cleveland HeartLab Symposium that took place in Dallas a few weeks ago, there were three key takeaways:

  1. Healthcare reform is here to stay. We are all now transitioning from volume-based care to value-based care. Simply put, it pays to have healthier patients with fewer treatment complications. Medical professionals now know and understand this, so they want to collaborate inflammatory testing with those healthcare professionals that improve their care and outcomes.
  2. The treatment presentations at these events now include a call out for medical professionals to not overlook the mouth as a source of inflammation and increasing levels of inflammatory markers. One case study showed that just addressing oral inflammation lowered MPO.
  3. There is an army of preventive medical professionals looking for dental professionals like YOU! When I go to events like this, I’m often approached by physicians who ask, “Where can I find a dentist in my town that understands oral-systemic health?” They want to send you their patients. They need you to accept their referrals.

Physicians are in a period of transition into a new era of value-based medicine—a place the dental profession already knows well. They will not be paid very well unless they get great outcomes. Oral health must be taken off the table—period.

Obviously, I'm not saying good oral health is the only way to reduce all of our bodies’ inflammation and improve all medical outcomes. But if you don't take oral health off the table, we’ll have compromised physician care, diminished healthcare outcomes, and increased healthcare costs.

Facts:

  • Inflammation is the number one cause of death, and oral inflammation is the number one source of inflammation in humans.
  • Oral inflammation plays a key role in overall inflammation and inflammatory disease.
  • Dental professionals are in charge of reducing oral inflammation.

There’s a new medical/dental model occurring, and it’s all about inflammation reduction. It’s as simple as this: Get trained on advanced oral inflammation reduction or get left behind.