Be a champion for overall health

In this ADA symposium, learn how dentistry can change the trajectory of the nation’s health and prevent chronic disease.

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Dentistry’s Role in Complete Health 2025: We Make People Healthy!

June 13–14, 2025
Chicago
Friday 8 a.m.–5 p.m.
Friday reception 5:45–6:45 p.m.
Saturday 8 a.m.–4 p.m.
CE credits: 15

Course Description

Dentistry’s Role in Complete Health 2025: We Make People Healthy! explores the relationship between oral health and overall systemic health and shows how dental professionals can become leaders in the battle against chronic diseases. This transformative course integrates the latest research and clinical practices to promote a holistic approach to dental care. You will gain a comprehensive understanding of how oral health impacts overall health, learn to recognize systemic conditions that affect oral health and develop strategies for managing these issues in your practice.

This groundbreaking symposium—led by a distinguished team of researchers, clinicians, authors and educators—will empower you and your team to become leaders in the next frontier of dental care, emphasizing the mouth as the gateway to overall health and positioning dental professionals as healthcare superstars.

Testimonials from 2024 attendees:

“Exceeded all my expectations. Let’s make this huge and change the world!”

“This was the BEST conference I have ever attended. Thank you!

“The program exceeded my expectations for organization and quality of speakers. I would recommend to colleagues and staff.”

Learning Objectives
  • Explore how oral diseases such as periodontal disease can impact systemic conditions and what non-surgical therapy strategies are appropriate
  • Gain competency in various screening and testing procedures, enhancing your ability to diagnose and manage oral health issues with precision and evidence-based strategies
  • Learn how to integrate findings and collaborate with other medical specialists to significantly impact the overall health of adults and children
  • Advocate for preventive strategies and wellness programs that integrate oral health with overall health promotion
  • Engage in collaborative panel discussions to establish protocols for the evaluation, diagnosis and treatment of oral-systemic concerns, fostering a multidisciplinary approach to patient care and promoting holistic health outcomes
  • Understand the link between airway and systemic health by exploring how airway issues can influence conditions like hypertension, cardiovascular disease and metabolic disorders
  • Know how to apply medical coding for procedures that have medical necessity in dentistry

Recommended for dentists, staff and teams.

Speakers

Mark Cannon, DDS, MS

Mark Cannon, DDS, MSDr. Cannon is a professor of otolaryngology, division of dentistry at Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, and the research coordinator of the residency program at Ann and Robert Lurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago.

Amy Doneen, DNP
Amy is the owner and medical director of The Prevention Center for Heart & Brain Health in Spokane, WA, where she trains medical providers how to practice the BaleDoneen Method and provides clinical rotations for medical students.
Susan Estep, DMD

Susan Estep, DMDDr. Estep is a cosmetic dentist and founder of the Intown Smile Studio in Atlanta, GA. She helped to establish the American Academy for Oral Systemic Health, which serves dental practices and patients across the country.

Michael Gelb, DDS, MS
Dr. Gelb is a world-renowned TMJ and sleep specialist, with practices in both New York City and White Plains, NY. He is the co-author of GASP: Airway Health — The Hidden Path to Wellness and the co-founder of both The Foundation for Airway Health and The American Academy of Physiological Medicine and Dentistry.
Hazel Glasper, DDS

Hazel Glasper, DDSDr. Glasper is a sought-after speaker on oral-systemic links to disease. She was a lead legislative member of the Maryland Dental Action Coalition and has been awarded a Fellowship in the International College of Dentists. She has partnered with the American Heart Association, The National Kidney Association and colleges, universities, and news media to bring oral health education to the masses.

Lora Hooper, BSDH, RDH, EFDA

Lora HooperLora is a member of The American Academy for Oral Systemic Health (AAOSH) and a preceptor for the BaleDoneen Method, a science-based methodology that is medically proven and accepted to both prevent and reverse heart attacks, strokes and many other chronic conditions.

Brett Kessler, DDS

Brett Kessler, DDSDr. Kessler is the president of the ADA. He is the former president of the Colorado Dental Association and the founding chair of the Colorado Dental Association Foundation.

Susan Maples, DDS, MSBA

Susan Maples, DDS, MSBADr. Maples, owner of Total Health Dentistry in Holt, MI, is the developer of the Hands-On Learning Lab™ kit, a science-based learning program for dental patients, and SelfScreen.net, an educational screening tool for patients and clinicians to uncover signs of chronic illnesses.

Laurie Owens, CPC, CPB

Laurie Owens, CPC, CPBLaurie is the director of medical billing education for Devdent and brings over 20 years of experience educating dental practices on billing medical insurance. Through on-site training, education and consulting, as well as lectures with Seattle Study Club, ACT Dental, and AADOM, Laurie has assisted dental practices in successfully billing insurance to collect benefits that would have otherwise been unclaimed.

DeWitt Wilkerson, DMD

DeWitt Wilkerson, DMDDr. Wilkerson lectures worldwide on restorative dentistry, dental occlusion, temporomandibular disorders, airway/dental sleep medicine and integrative dental medicine. He serves as a senior faculty/lecturer and director of dental medicine with the Dawson Academy.

Course Pricing

  Early Bird* Standard
Member $799 $899
Non-member $899 $999
Staff/Team $399 $499

*Save today! Early Bird pricing available before Nov. 1, 2024.

CERP Statement
This continuing education activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the standards of the ADA Continuing Education Recognition Program (ADA CERP).