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Enhance and Save Lives By Offering the Cure for Arterial Disease: Dentistry Saves Lives

Cardiovascular Health

Presented by: Amy L Doneen, DNP

Original Presentation Date: August 23, 2020

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Course Description: 

This course will elucidate essential elements for establishing and maintaining cardiovascular wellness. The dental profession is positioned to play a profound role in this regard. Oral health care providers will learn about concurrent health issues and physical traits their patients may have, heightening cardiovascular risk. Attendees will be informed about the wisdom of utilizing technology to detect asymptomatic cardiovascular disease (CVD). This course will provide education regarding inflammation as the cause of CVD. A particular focus will be directed toward oral health as a cause of arterial disease and a potential trigger of cardiovascular events. The Bale/Doneen Method bridges the gap between medicine and dentistry to promote arterial wellness. Students of this course will be able to enhance their cardiovascular health and their patients.

Learning Objectives:

  • Recognize the impact of arterial disease throughout the world and in your practice.
  • Appreciate the numerous health issues associated with increased CV risk in a dental practice.
  • Create a care plan within your practice that highlights the arterial disease/inflammatory platform of the BaleDoneen Method.
  • Learn how you can assist your patients in allowing their health span to match their life span.
  • Appraise the many root causes of arterial inflammation that involve the dental office.
  • Synthesize a clinical plan that promotes your expertise within your community as a leader in promoting heart, brain, and systemic arterial health.

Speaker Bio:

Amy L. Doneen, DNP, co-founded the Bale/Doneen Method and the Heart Attack & Stroke Prevention Center. She is a principal instructor in the Bale/Doneen Method, training other medical, dental, and healthcare providers nationwide. She is the owner and medical director of the sought-after private clinical practice in Spokane, Washington, The Heart Attack & Stroke Prevention Center, which serves patients worldwide. Dr. Doneen is one of the nation's leading specialists in preventing heart attacks, stroke, and diabetes. She is co-author of the bestselling book Beat The Heart Attack Gene.