Fri., Nov. 8, 2024
1:15pm – 4:15pm (3 CE hrs)
Room 106-A
Speaker: Shannon M. Nanne, RDH
Recommended for: Everyone
Your careful examination of the oral cavity may allow for early diagnosis and treatment indicative of an underlying systemic condition. You will be educated on many medical conditions and diseases that have oral side effects and complications associated with them such as xerostomia, candida infections, stomatitis, mucositis and burning mouth syndrome. Suffering from these conditions can interfere with nutrition, function, overall health and quality of life. Examination should include evaluation for mucosal changes, periodontal inflammation and bleeding, and general condition of the teeth. You will return to your practice ready to implement specific strategies in order to help improve the lives of your patients suffering from these conditions and recognize what they may be suffering from within the oral cavity window.
Course Objectives:
- Learn about different systemic diseases including Behcet’s.
- Recognize the oral manifestations of systemic diseases.
- Discuss what you can do to improve oral health from these manifestations.
- Identify successful treatment options and products, OTC and RX available for these oral conditions.
- Understand why disease causes these problems.
Shannon M. Nanne, RDH has strengthened partnerships with dentists, dental hygiene schools and other professional partners for over 30 years. With extensive experience in dental education, Shannon started her career in executive oral care upon her graduation from the University of Pittsburgh’s School of Dental Medicine in 1994. Since then, Shannon has authored scholarly pieces in many industrious outlets including RDH Magazine, Dentistry IQ, Dimensions of Dental Hygiene and as the first dental hygienist to be published in Dentistry Today. With her extensive experience as an international speaker, she has served as a key opinion leader for several corporations and associations, notably holding an executive board position with the Cleveland Dental Hygiene Association for over 15 years. Named the Executive Director of the Global Oral Cancer Forum in 2016, Shannon helped further the changes required for a substantial impact on the incidence, morbidity and mortality of oral cancer.
Ms. Nanne is not associated with, employed by, nor consults for any manufacturer, supplier, or retailer of dental instruments or materials.
