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Goobers or Gold: What Can Saliva Say About You?

Periodontal and Biofilm Diseases of the Mouth

Presented by: Erinne Kennedy, DMD, MPH, MMSc

Original Presentation Date: October 19, 2019

 

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Course Description: 

Many healthcare providers aim to design an office to create and sustain oral wellness. Using innovative salivary technology, clinicians can identify markers for oral wellness through non-invasive means. These indicators can screen for disease risk, and patient health behaviors and therapies can be targeted and tracked to motivate behavior change further and refine treatment. This course examines salivary technology and its uses in diagnosing diseases. 

Learning Objectives:

  • Recall and describe the seven indicators of oral wellness found in saliva, demonstrating comprehension of their significance in assessing oral health.
  • Utilize chairside screening techniques to assess oral wellness accurately and encourage positive patient behaviors conducive to oral health promotion.
  • Evaluate patient cases critically, identify individual risk factors, and formulate preventive treatment plans tailored to address each patient's unique oral health risks, integrating a critical analysis into the design of these plans.

Speaker Bio:

Erinne Kennedy is an Ohio State University graduate and comes from Middleport, Ohio. She graduated from Nova Southeastern University’s College of Dental Medicine in 2015. Dr. Kennedy loved everything about dental school, especially being involved in organized dentistry. While in dental school, she was involved with ASDA (American Student Dental Association) as a local vice president and national contributing editor. After dental school, Erinne attended a one-year general practice residency at the VA Hospital in Baltimore, MD. Erinne has a passion for community health and is board-certified in public health dentistry after completing a residency at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine (HSDM) in 2018. In May 2019, she graduated as a pioneer student at HSDM with a Master of Medical Science in dental education.  She currently practices at the Alliance Dental Center, a dental office focused on wellness, in Quincy, MA. She is a contributing editor for Dental Economics and on the Junior Editorial board for Dental Entrepreneur Women (DeW). Dr. Kennedy‘s professional affiliations include The American Dental Association, The American Association of Public Health Dentistry, The Massachusetts Dental Association, and The Academy of General Dentistry.