Crest + Oral-B and PDS Foundation to Host Webinar on the Relationship Between Oral Health and Diabetes
In partnership with Crest+Oral-B and The Smile Generation, the Pacific Dental Services (PDS) Foundation will host a webinar focused on the connection between oral health and diabetes.
In partnership with Crest+Oral-B and The Smile Generation, the Pacific Dental Services (PDS) Foundation will host a webinar focused on the connection between oral health and diabetes. The event, “Oral Systemic Health: The Link Between Oral Hygiene and Diabetes,” takes place at 9 am PDT on Friday, March 26 and will offer 1.5 continuing education credits to attendees. Click HERE to register.
The webinar will cover topics such as the relationship between oral hygiene and diabetes, and the effect that health crises, such as COVID-19, have had on those with diabetic conditions. The event will feature Zuly Fernandez, DMD, MS, a periodontal specialist, and Eden Miller, DO, FOMA, an osteopathic board-certified family practitioner who specializes in diabetes care. The discussion will be moderated by Daniel Burke, chief enterprise strategy officer at PDS and vice president of the PDS Foundation.
The webinar will also include discussions on the ways medical and dental professionals can better collaborate on behalf of patients during the pandemic and beyond to ensure better systemic health outcomes for this patient population at lower cost, as well as the role dentists can play in referrals for diagnosis of prediabetes and diabetes.