Oral health - it’s not just about brushing

Oral health - it’s not just about brushing

Wednesday, March 24, 2021 7:20 PM to 7:50 PM · 30 min. (Africa/Abidjan)
Sponsored Session
Clinical dentistryHealth and wellbeing

Information

This presentation aims to discuss how lifestyle factors such as nutrition, stress, sleep, hydration and medical status can impact oral health and how dental professionals can have positive discussions with patients to empower meaningful behaviour change.  

As dental professionals it is our duty to ensure our patients’ mouths remain healthy. We do this by ensuring they are removing plaque thoroughly, providing them with oral hygiene advice or fixing dental issues that can arise due to poor oral hygiene, lifestyle choices or trauma. However, this is just the starting point. There is growing evidence for how other lifestyle factors are crucial in maintaining a healthy mouth and how they could be considered as part of routine practice.   

Learning objectives: 

  1. Understand the evidence behind certain lifestyle factors affect bacterial diversity and how they contribute or oral health or disease 
  2. Acknowledge that dental professionals can be on the frontline of helping paitients with their oral and overall health 
  3. Implement positive reinforcement techniques to help patients consider both brushing and lifestyle havits to improve their oral health

This lecture meets the criteria for category D of the GDC's development outcomes for enhanced CPD (maintenance and development of knowledge and skill within your field of practice)    


Speakers
Surina Sehgal
GDC development outcome
D
CPD Certified
Yes
Sponsor
Unilever
Zendium by Unilever It’s time to rethink mouth health. Meet Zendium – a toothpaste brand from Unilever that is designed to nurture the mouth – not fight against it.   Zendium is a SLS-free, fluoride toothpaste that is clinically proven to improve the oral microbiome by boosting good bacteria.* Why is this important? The oral microbiome is a delicate ecosystem of ‘good’ and ‘bad’ bacteria. When in balance, the mouth remains healthy. But when ‘bad’ bacteria dominate, oral problems can occur. Zendium is clinically proven to significantly boost ‘good’ bacteria and reduce ‘bad’ bacteria, helping to improve the oral microbiome.* Zendium’s pioneering formula contains natural antibacterial enzymes and proteins inspired by saliva’s own protection mechanisms to help balance the bacteria in the mouth. The gentle ingredients are also 4x kinder** to the delicate tissues of the oral mucosa.  For strong teeth, healthy gums and fresher breath. Clinically proven.   Ideal for patients who want a kind and natural, but effective, daily toothpaste, including:     Those looking for more natural products      Patientsnwith ulcers or a dry mouth      Pregnant women  Unilever is one of the world’s leading toothpaste manufacturers, committed to providing a range of oral hygiene products to address every patient need which are backed by proprietary science and technology. Zendium is one of two toothpaste brands currently available in the U.K. from Unilever Oral Care. The Zendium range includes a selection of adult toothpastes, kids toothpastes, a mouthwash and manual toothbrush. Available to purchase on Zendium.co.uk, Amazon and Ocado.   You may also be interested in REGENERATE Enamel Science from Unilever – ideal for patients with early signs of enamel erosion.   * Adams S.E. et al. Sci. Rep. 7 (2017) 43344. Refers to the oral plaque microbiome and the relative abundance of bacterial species with a known association with gum health or disease after 14 weeks of brushing twice a day with Zendium when compared to baseline. **Green A et al. J. Dent. 80 (2019) S33–S39. Zendium is 4x gentler on soft tissues, 30 minutes after use, as measured by fewer soft tissue lesion counts. Clinically proven, UK 2016, n=30. Zendium (containing Stereth-30) compared to a standard fluoride toothpaste containing SLS. † IPSOS study, Denmark, 2020  ‡ Terms and conditions apply to patient sample orders   

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