Highly Recommended Reading

Oral-Systemic Links

• Proceedings and Consensus Opinion from the Global Oral and Systemic Health Summit
• Scientific America- Oral and Whole Body Health

Periodontal Disease & CVD

• Report of the Independent Panel of Experts of The Scottsdale Project
• Summary of Findings from: The American Journal of Cardiology and Journal of Periodontology Editors’ Consensus: Periodontitis and Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease

Relevant Information on CVD

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Periodontal Disease & Diabetes

• Report of the Independent Panel of Experts of The Scottsdale Project

Relevant Information on Diabetes

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Periodontal Disease & Pregnancy

• Canadian Dental Hygienists’ Association- Statements on Preterm Low Birth Weight Babies & Respiratory Disease
• California Dental Association Foundation- Oral Health During Pregnancy & Early Childhood – Guidelines
• California Dental Association Foundation- Oral Health During Pregnancy & Early Childhood – Policy Brief
• New York State Department of Health- Oral Health Care During Pregnancy and Early Childhood Practice Guidelines

Relevant Information on Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes

• March of Dimes PeriStats

Periodontal Disease & Pneumonia

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Relevant Information on Pneumonia

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Periodontal Disease & Depression

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Relevant Information Depression

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Periodontal Disease & Obesity

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Relevant Information on Obesity

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Periodontal Disease Risk Assessment

• American Academy of Periodontology Statement on Risk Assessment

Periodontal Disease Classification & Diagnosis

• Periodontal Diseases and Health – Consensus Report of the Sixth European Workshop on Periodontology

Governmental Reports on Oral Health

• Free Summary of Advancing Oral Health in America; Committee on an Oral Health Initiative; Institute of Medicine (available at www.nap.edu)
• Oral Health in America- A Report of the Surgeon General

Future of Dentistry & Dental Hygiene

• American Dental Hygienists’ Association- The Future of Oral Health

AAP -Related

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Relevant Educational Reform

• Contemporary Issues in Medicine- Oral Health Education for Medical and Dental Students
• Position of the American Dietetic Association- Oral Health and Nutrition
• New Opportunities for Dentistry in Diagnosis and Primary Healthcare- Report of a Panel of the Macy Study
• Curriculum and Clinical Training in Oral Health for Physicians and Dentists- Report of a Panel of the Macy Study
• Genetics and Its Implication for Clinical Practice and Education- Report of a Panel of the Macy Study

Point-of-Care Technologies in Dentistry

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Glucose Testing in the Dental Setting

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Medical Screening for Systemic Diseases & Conditions

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