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Volume 15 Issue 7 (Suppl) Oral Health Dent Manag 2016
ISSN: 2247-2452, OHDM an open access journal Oral care and Probiotics-2016
November 14-16, 2016
17th World Congress on
November 14-16, 2016 Orlando, USA
Oral Care and Probiotics
Oral Health Dent Manag 2016, 15:7(Suppl)
Oral health provides a path to improved healthcare and reduced cost
Fred Ferguson
AboutsSmiles Inc., USA
Many aspects of primary care are failing, which has increased the burden on chronic care. Primary care could mitigate these
failures by capturing pertinent information about how consumers manage their oral health over time. The behaviors, habits
and lifestyle choices that impact oral health are also risk factors for common chronic diseases such as diabetes, cardiac problems and
obesity. This oral health information could be used by primary care as an early alert signal of issues with long-term health and quality
of life. As a consumer behaviors, habits and lifestyle choices are very significant to their health journey, a logical first step is to enable
consumers to become competent health managers. This web solution will also bring the patient’s oral profile to their primary care
provider and demonstrate oral health measures to payers. These benefits will establish benefit of oral health to systemic health and
beyond. These insights indicate that a patient’s oral health profile could significantly benefit primary and chronic care management.
I call this oral health profile, comprised of the patient’s information confirmed by the outcomes of their dental examination, Smart
Data. Smart data can provide benefits to improve population health and reduce disparities and inequities for consumers and improve
collaboration across healthcare.
Gateway to the future laser dentistry: Facts and applications
Nova Aghbashian
University of California San Francisco,USA
Laser technology has been successfully incorporated in many fields of modern dentistry during the last decade. As a new tool
in dental practice, laser technology has positively expanded the scope of attractive, painless dental procedures and effectively
found its way into the mainstream of dentistry. Yet, its clinical performance and procedural limitation represent one of the most
controversial topics of recent dental literatures and conferences discussions. This presentation will review the scientific concept of
photo-ablation theory and its application in dental field. Moreover, it will discuss the laser tools and delivery modes as well as the
safety measures required for using this technology in different dental setups. This presentation will also review the use of laser in the
various disciplines of dentistry and discuss which specific lasers should be used for each of those disciplines. Finally, the presentation
will review criteria that will help dentists to select the right laser for their practice. This presentation will achieve the following
objectives: General overview of the basic concept of laser application in modern dentistry; demonstrate the biological rationale for
the use of laser in dentistry; identify the types of laser-tissue interaction; differentiate available laser wavelengths used in dentistry
and identify the specification of each wavelength; and identify the most important laser applications in dental practice including the
recommended techniques, advantages, disadvantages and limitations.