In this special episode on Oral Health our host, Dr. Neil Skolnik will discuss practical approaches to helping patients achieve oral health which is of critical importance for people with diabetes. His guest for this episode is Dr. Wenche Borgnakke, and expert in public health and dentistry. This special episode is supported by an independent educational grant from Haleon.

Presented by:

Neil Skolnik, M.D., Professor of Family and Community Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University; Associate Director, Family Medicine Residency Program, Abington Jefferson Health

Dr. Wenche Borgnakke. Dr Borgnakke, DDS, MPH, PhD , Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor of Dentistry in the department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine at the University of Michigan School of Dentistry.

References:

1) American Dental Association. Gum disease can raise your blood sugar level. J Am Dent Assoc 2013;144(7):860. https://jada.ada.org/article/S0002-8177(14)60555-9/pdf 2) Borgnakke WS. Current scientific evidence for why periodontitis should be included in diabetes management. Front Clin Diabetes Healthc 2024;4:257087. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcdhc.2023.1257087/full 3) Borgnakke WS, Poudel P. Diabetes and oral health: summary of current scientific evidence for why transdisciplinary collaboration is needed. Front Dent Med 2021;2(50):#709831. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fdmed.2021.709831/full 4) Simpson TC, Clarkson JE, Worthington HV, et al. Treatment of periodontitis for glycaemic control in people with diabetes mellitus. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2022;4(4):CD004714. https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD004714.pub4/full