Nutrition and Oral Health - Part 2
Date: Tuesday, November 23, 2021
Time: 12:00 - 13:00 ET
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Dental diseases like caries and periodontitis are classically considered to be caused by dental plaque or a lack of oral hygiene. However, looking from a biological, nutritional and evolutionary perspective, these civilisatory diseases are merely a consequence of modern lifestyles, especially a western type of diet. The aim of the webinar is to present the underlying evidence and encourage greater integration of nutrition counseling into dental practice.
Learning Objectives:
At the end of the webinar, participants will be able to:
- To explore the different role of plaque, fluorides and sugar in the process of caries
- To gain insight of the inflammatory role of diet in the process of gingival inflammation
- To understand the chance and importance of dietary counseling in the dental practice with regard to both oral and general diseases
Speaker:
Dr. Johan Peter Woelber - Associate Professor, Department of Operative Dentistry and Periodontology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Germany:
"Can plaque still be considered a cause of dental disease? A critical view from a nutritional science perspective"
About the Speaker:
Dr. Johan Peter Woelber is associate professor at the Department of Operative Dentistry and Periodontology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Germany. He graduated in dentistry at the University of Freiburg, Germany. He received several national and international scientific awards like the Oral-B blend-a-med Prophylaxis Award of the German Association for Pediatric Dentistry, the Early Career Excellence in Dental Education Award of the European Association for Dental Education (ADEE), the Education award of the dental faculty of the University of Freiburg, and the annual meeting award of the working group for basic sciences in the German Association of Dentistry (DGZMK). In 2018 he specialized in Nutritional Medicine at the German Association of Nutritional Medicine / German Academy of Nutritional Medicine (DGEM/DAEM®). In 2019 he received the best publication award of the German Society of Periodontology Germany. His research interests are periodontology, preventive dentistry, nutrition, communication and health psychology.