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The First Annual Robert J. Genco Distinguished Speaker Series -
The purpose of this series is to provide a forum for the discussion of the fundamental and applied research basis for preservation and restoration of oral and general health.
The purpose of this series is to provide a forum for the discussion of the fundamental and applied research basis for preservation and restoration of oral and general health.
New Frontiers in Periodontal Medicine
Alumni Speaker Series
Thursday, October 22, 2009
8:30am-11:30am (3 CE credits)
The association between periodontal disease and common chronic diseases such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, stroke, and respiratory infections has made more aggressive diagnosis and management of periodontal disease, as well as co-management of these chronic conditions with our medical colleagues, an important part of the present and future practice of dentistry.
This program will provide an understanding of new concepts in periodontal disease pathogenesis and management. It will also provide clinical practitioners with up-to-date information on the associations of periodontal disease with diabetes, cardiovascular disease, respiratory disease, and the clinical implications of these associations.
Finally, the recent finding that medical care costs are reduced by dental treatment provides a compelling argument for co-management of patients by medical and dental health teams, and for more liberal insurance coverage of dental treatment in patients with these conditions. The future of dentistry surely will reflect this new information, and points to dental practice as an important point of contact for not only maintenance of oral health and treatment of dental disease, but also co-management of several important chronic diseases of man.
Topics to be covered include biofilm and inflammation, the periodontal management triad, periodontal systematic interactions, clinical implications, and the dental practice of the future.
Recommended for…. Dentists, Hygienists, Dental Assistants and Students.
Robert J. Genco, DDS, PhD is Distinguished Professor of Oral Biology and Microbiology and Vice Provost at the State University of New York at Buffalo. He has practiced periodontics, carried out research and taught dental, medical, and graduate students, and directed the residency program in periodontics for several decades at the University at Buffalo.
He received a B.S. degree from Canisius College, DDS, cum laude, from the University at Buffalo, and a PhD in Microbiology and Immunology and Certification in Periodontics from the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Genco has published over 340 papers, edited 10 texts, and has been awarded 11 patents. Dr. Genco has conducted pioneering studies of the role of infections in increasing the risk for diabetes, cardiovascular disease and stroke. His earlier work established smoking, diabetes mellitus, obesity, low dietary calcium, osteoporosis, stress, and genetic factors as contributing to risk for periodontal infections.
Dr. Genco is former president of the International Association for Dental Research, and the American Association for Dental Research, and served as Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Periodontology and Annals of Periodontology for 18 years. He is a member of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences and has received many awards including the American Dental Association (ADA) Gold Medal for Excellence in Research, the ADA Award for Clinical Research, and the UB Samuel B. Capen Alumni Award.
Dr. Genco has been active in the community and is presently a member of the Board of Trustees of the Nichols School, and the Buffalo Museum of Science
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