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Wellness Opportunities in Clinical Dentistry

Presented by: Doug Thompson, DDS

Original Publication Date: May 25, 2016

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Course Description:

Having a standardized approach to the dental exam can provide opportunities to discuss many aspects of overall health with your patients.  This program will outline seven critical foundational elements of the examination that are comprehensive. This methodology creates an easy transition from just talking about reparative dentistry to discussing overall patient health.

Learning Objectives:

  • Outline the key elements of the Integrative Oral Medicine wellness dental exam.
  • Introduce health-related topics to each key element.
  • Introduce opportunities that will create distinction for you as a dentist.
  • Learn how this methodology can create increased referrals through physician referrals.

Speaker Bio:

Doug Thompson, DDS, believes in an interdisciplinary treatment model that coordinates dental care with other medical practitioners for total body health care for his patients. He employs advanced DNA bacterial testing methods and other leading-edge dental science to enable early risk assessment and personalized treatment planning.

He co-founded and helped lead an interdisciplinary study club attended by more than 40 dentists, which has representation from all dental specialties and is focused on comprehensive treatment planning.

In addition to his dental training, Dr. Thompson is pursuing a Fellowship in Anti-Aging and Regenerative Medicine through the American Academy of Anti-Aging, Regenerative and Functional Medicine. There, he presents to physicians a program titled “Periodontal Disease and the Heart: A Collaborative Opportunity” in their Fellowship module XVI-D titled “Metabolic Cardiovascular Medicine.”

Dr. Thompson has published professionally in the June 2010 publication of Dentistry Today an article titled “Salivary Testing for Periodontal Disease Diagnosis and Treatment” and in the December 2012 publication of Inside Dentistry an article titled “Verifiable Outcomes Using Salivary Diagnostics in Periodontal Medicine: Test and retest for clinical success.”  He has also authored an online course available in the U.S. and Australia titled “Personalized Periodontal Medicine: The Future is Here! Advancing the Health of Your Patients, Your Team, and Your Practice!”

Dr. Thompson is the founder of Impact Dental Solutions, a company focused on assisting dentists with implementation strategies designed to put knowledge to work in their daily practices.  Among other topics, he coaches risk assessment treatment planning, digital photography, and systems to transform traditional hygiene services into value-added experiences of personalized periodontal medicine.

In 2015, Dr. Thompson founded the Wellness Dentistry Network, an internet-based community of dentists with a keen awareness of how oral conditions affect whole-body health.