You may have seen punchlines such as “Take care of your oral health and prevent dementia.” Or “chronic periodontitis leads to brain inflammation, fewer brain cells, and more amyloid-beta (plaque found in tissues in patients with Alzheimer’s disease)”. Those simplified interpretations are dangerous! We know about the oral-systemic link and studies found associations between periodontitis and dementia.

In this course, we will take an evidence-based approach to understand how Periodontal disease and dementia/Alzheimer’s disease are related. In our course, we will use articles, from clinical trials to systematic reviews to provide you with the most scientific findings that may impact the dental professional. 

We will discover the suggested mechanisms that potentially explain the association between the two diseases, including periodontal pathogens, inflammatory mediators, vascular changes, etc.  n the end, we will summarize the findings and create a list for takeaways the dental professionals can take to the practice and implement immediately.