Inflammation SOS: Patients On Fire!

Thursday, 2:00pm - 4:30pm
Classroom:  Solana A&B

Want to learn about "permanent lifestyle change" and QUENCH your patients' flames & their disease risk? There is an avalanche of evidence demonstrating the connection between your patients' mouths with modern lifestyle habits: lack of sleep (saps their discipline), shift work (after 4 night-shifts blood sugar is elevated), poorly managed stress (shows up in every cell of their body), overeating (high fat & processed food boosts inflammation), and sedentary living (did you know "Sitting is the New Smoking?"). And it's bi-directional; the oral environment has far reaching effects on the rest of the body.
Patients appreciate the dental health professional who sees the bigger picture and can Calm the Burn in the body, mind & mouth. Set yourself apart from the pack and develop a VALUE-ADDED PRACTICE. Stop the fiery cascade with specific dental & lifestyle solutions guaranteed to change your patient's health destiny. This fact filled & inspirational program is a 'call to arms' against "hot spots" inflammation - "let's douse the flames!"

Learning Objectives:
- Make the connection between diabetes, insulin resistance, & inflammation
- Learn how to spot the SLEEP DEPRIVED PATIENT. Hint: 30% of Americans are shift workers and live in a "jet lag" state.
- Spot how stress shows up in your patient's mouth.
- Identify 7 KEY foods & lifestyle habits that contribute to inflammation - EAT THIS NOT THAT!
- Learn which exercises best fight inflammation in your body
- Put into practice some simple solutions to modify your patient's behavior
- Implement a new dimension to your treatment planning & develop an "Anti-inflammatory Paybook"