Anne Rice

The Interconnection between Oral Health and Systemic Health

Title

The Interconnection between Oral Health and Systemic Health

Presented By

Anne Rice

Presentation Time

1:00-1:45PM

Abstract

A significant revelation in recent years has been the recognition of the oral microbiome's pivotal role in the development of various systemic and oral diseases. A diverse community of microorganisms inhabits the oral cavity, where they coexist in symbiosis. However, when there is a disruption of this microbiome balance, dysbiosis, it profoundly compromises the host's immune response, paving the way for severe pathological conditions like hypertension, diabetes, obesity, and cardiovascular disease. Factors such as antimicrobial overuse, dietary shifts, decreased microbiome diversity, genetic predisposition, bacteremias, and alterations in the host immune response mediate oral microbiome dynamics. Given that the mouth serves as the gateway to our body's systems, this course will explore dysbiosis, the virulence of crucial periodontal pathogens, and their correlation with different systemic conditions.

Objectives:

• Identify primary contributors to oral dysbiosis and the virulence of significant periodontal pathogens
• Gain comprehension of the oral microbiota, and its correlation with various systemic conditions
• Differentiate the mechanisms that underly the oral-systemic health link

Meet the Speaker

Anne Rice is a clinical dental hygienist, speaker, writer, and consultant. She is a Certified Dementia Practitioner, a Longevity Specialist with the Alzheimer’s Research and Prevention Foundation, a Fellow with The American Academy for Oral Systemic Health and in 2021 published her manuscript Alzheimer’s Disease and Oral-Systemic Health: Bidirectional Care Integration Improving Outcomes for Frontiers. Anne has consulted with Weill Cornell Alzheimer’s Prevention Clinic, Florida Atlantic College Center for Brain Health, and the Atria Institute. She is on the advisory board of several institutions and writes a column for RDH magazine. She has been included in an International Consortium of a diverse network of brain researchers, clinicians and institutions who support Alzheimer’s prevention.