Presented by: Ronald C. McGlennen, MD
Original Presentation Date: January 15, 2014
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This course examines how the etiology of chronic periodontitis is multifactorial, including the effect of pathogenic bacteria causing infection, the host’s genetic disposition and response, and environmental and behavioral factors. The advent of clinical laboratory services for the dental profession provides objective and actionable information to prevent, diagnose, and prognosis diseases such as chronic periodontal disease (CP).
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Speaker Bio:
Ronald C. McGlennen, MD, is President and Medical Director of Access Genetics and OralDNA Labs. He has published over 70 scientific articles and book chapters and served as the editor of five journals. He holds nine issued and pending patents. He is board-certified in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology and also by the American Board of Medical Genetics, with a Specialty in Clinical Molecular Genetics. He is internationally recognized as an expert in Molecular Biology and Genetics. His focus in research has been on reducing the complexity of gene-based testing, including DNA chip technology and simple analytic instrumentation to serve the community laboratory better. He has served on a series of governmental and regulatory committees focused on the growth of the field of molecular diagnostics.