Risk Assessment for Obesity and Periodontal Disease

This easily implemented strategy will assist oral health professionals in identifying patients who are at risk for inflammatory-driven conditions.

EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES
After reading this course, the participant should be able to:

1. Define the concept of cumulative inflammatory burden and its relationship to systemic and oral diseases.
2. Discuss the prevalence of obesity and risk of inflammatory-driven diseases, including comorbid conditions and periodontitis.
3. Explain the relationship between metabolic syndrome (MetS) and periodontal disease, and a potential assessment tool for MetS risk.

This course was issued in the June 2017 issue and expires 6/30/20. The authors have no commercial conflicts of interest to disclose. This 2 credit hour self-study activity is electronically mediated.