by mddsAdmin987123 | Jul 8, 2026 | Oral Systemic Health
Screen the Screener By: Susan Cotten, BSDH, RDH OMT Writing this article, it is the last day of Oral Cancer Awareness Month. During April, the call to action and focus throughout dentistry is to perform a comprehensive oral cancer screening and head and neck exams for...
by mddsAdmin987123 | Jun 29, 2026 | Oral Systemic Health
Your Tongue is Talking: Advancing Personalized Oral–Systemic Care Through Tongue Mapping By: Lani McBeth, BS, RDH Dentistry is undergoing a meaningful transformation. The movement from reactive, procedure-based care toward preventive, personalized and collaborative...
by mddsAdmin987123 | Jun 23, 2026 | Oral Systemic Health
Oral Health & Alzheimer’s Disease: The Systemic Connection Across Inflammation, Vasculature, Microbes and Host Susceptibility By: Anne O. Rice, BS, RDH Alzheimer’s disease is increasingly treated as a biologically defined, clinically heterogeneous condition...
by mddsAdmin987123 | Jun 10, 2026 | Oral Systemic Health
Reimagining the Possible: What True Medical-Dental Integration Would Actually Require By: Dr. Brett Kessler There is a moment from my general practice residency at Northwestern Memorial Hospital that I return to often. I saw a patient with life-threatening bacterial...
by mddsAdmin987123 | Jun 3, 2026 | Oral Systemic Health, Wellness
Integrated Thinking: How MDDS is Connecting the Dots for Dentists in Oral-Systemic Health By: Bryan Savage, DDS The great John Wooden coached UCLA to 10 NCAA championships in 12 years. Not only was he a great basketball coach, but he was also an incredible life coach...
by mddsAdmin987123 | Mar 11, 2026 | Oral Systemic Health, Rocky Mountain Dental Convention (RMDC)
The Next Step in Oral Systemic Health: Educating the Public By: Mr. Gary Pickard Eight in 10 of the leading causes of death in the U.S. are linked to inflammation that can begin in the mouth. This statistic should compel us toward more proactive, preventive care that...