Quality Improvement and Patient Safety in Dental Public Health
https://open.spotify.com/episode/5rKa82QpEcOoZQatzwyRka?si=4PUvHWXxRraJeb8pQr3c_Q A community oral health perspective Quality improvement and patient safety are sometimes discussed as if they belong mainly to hospitals. In reality, they are equally important in dental...
The Silver Wave Is Here: Why Your Safety Protocols Need a Geriatric Upgrade
https://open.spotify.com/episode/46jeKoCLitN4xxlaTV9F3A?si=qzegQs-PReWwtau4g7Sm2g A few habits worth building into your own dental operatory before your next close call with an older adult patient and the evidence behind why. It is Tuesday, 2 p.m. You walk into your...
The Adaptive Advantage: Developing Oral Health Workforce Leaders Through Community Health Science, Administration, Assessment, and Evaluation
https://open.spotify.com/episode/0qUvyNTfiq6pNhNXficPc2?si=SQqAvZg7SxmrqZBywGQK_g Balancing Workforce Capacity with Oral Health Demand The growing, passionate oral health workforce is a strong asset to our nation's health needs [1]. With nearly 12,500 dental...
Is the Medication Working Yet?
Four things to measure in a patient with centralized orofacial pain, and why the pain score alone will mislead you. A patient with chronic masticatory pain starts nortriptyline. Six weeks later you ask how the pain is. She says it is about the same. Do you add...
Oral Health Workforce Development in Geriatric Dentistry
https://open.spotify.com/episode/26yxw7mr74YrJ0KCdcz05j?si=xJr1dGEwQxO2715XyoN34A Introduction America is getting older, fast. By 2050, the U.S. population aged 65 and up is projected to grow from 17% to 23% of all Americans. Older adults are keeping more of their...
Exploring the Role of Caregivers in Pediatric and Geriatric Populations
https://open.spotify.com/episode/4QWPOPPEuaomZQTvPyGjSI?si=cq8t-HdIR1WigFVbb6hctA Dental issues among children are much more common than many realize. According to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), half of all children aged 6 to 9 years...
Pediatric to Geriatric Oral Health Transitions: Rethinking Oral Health as a Single Continuum of Care
https://open.spotify.com/episode/14nZrOiK2HwtguD1z4TpGf?si=iSwtZutwTJe1WzKpZyrKlg Pediatric to geriatric oral health transition refers to the clinical and conceptual shift that occurs as a patient's dental needs evolve across the lifespan, from the eruption and...
Managing the MS Patient in the Dental Office: Pearls from an Oral Medicine Specialist
https://open.spotify.com/episode/6VkIVE4Vjbq9vYei08xZOV?si=P8B1Tl0OSfWpm9fWXR_tvw Orofacial Pain and Oral Medicine Featuring Dr. Joel Epstein, Professor and Medical Director of Oral Oncology, City of Hope National Cancer Centre and Cedars-Sinai Health System Multiple...
Does the Integration of Technology in Healthcare Translate Interdisciplinary Collaboration and Innovation into Effective Interdisciplinary Collaborations?
https://open.spotify.com/episode/0H0db93fU94ueBcQwbgvxw?si=7b7LNEsvR8-16GhAxZY4wg Artificial intelligence is transforming healthcare faster than ever before. From early disease detection to helping providers coordinate patient care and how healthcare teams work...
The Great Mimic: Recognizing MS-Driven Facial Pain Before You Reach for the Handpiece
https://open.spotify.com/episode/68vJFf0UZ8FsjmwbW7kvmp?si=cM0qAy_vRqyJuIUTe6O6mQ Featuring Dr. Glenn Clark, Professor and Director of the Online Master of Science in Orofacial Pain and Oral Medicine Program, Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC Multiple sclerosis...
When Trigeminal Neuralgia Is the First Sign of MS: A Neurologist’s Perspective
https://open.spotify.com/episode/5UocaZSZiRh9Np4XoBIO3d?si=Ixjuq_zZRmuEWuk-7RmNsA Featuring Dr. Jim Scott, Consultant Neurologist, in conversation with Jane Wrinch A patient in their late 30s arrives at the dental office with sharp, electric facial pain along the...
Bridging the Gap: Why Caring for Older Patients Can’t Be a Solo Act
https://open.spotify.com/episode/3p8IYm52PhpD59gPLKpyhw?si=PcNy9b9pQ9a7lSzgvRY8Ng Older patients don't arrive with a single problem. They arrive with a history — and that history belongs to an entire team of providers who, more often than not, have never spoken to...
Can Climate Affect TMJ Symptoms?
https://open.spotify.com/episode/5j2P5Z9jmtB39YvEvXcXpA?si=k5IpvKjQTfKfh3K2z82a9A Temporomandibular disorders, or TMD, are a common cause of jaw pain, facial discomfort, and limited function. Many patients also report that their symptoms seem worse during certain...
The Stress-Jaw Connection: Is the Brain Actually Scripting the Pain?
https://open.spotify.com/episode/4qYU0X7RyotD9VLcc6exMA?si=swwfpI-yRO-qRrVB4piNfg A patient walks into your clinic, stressed and sleep-deprived, pointing to their jaw. “My bite just feels off,” they say. “If you could shave down that one tooth, the pain would stop.”...
Climate Change and Its Impact on Oral Health
https://open.spotify.com/episode/2OSrOFKsLTEpOlBNdqlZ3b?si=jB8jYbJ2Sn-QQ1xJFPpZgg Introduction The world is warming at an unprecedented rate. The Sixth Assessment Report of the IPCC confirmed a 1.09°C rise in global surface temperature over the period 1901–2018, and...
Breathless: The Alarming Impact of Air Pollution on the Health of Aging Adults
https://open.spotify.com/episode/39dKQoJpakN1NEJqri99ar?si=q6BumkW-RL-EZt43vWdMnA Introduction Climate change and environmental pollution are increasingly recognized as interconnected global health crises. While their systemic health impacts are widely documented,...
The Oral Microbiome and Prevention: A Practical Framework for Dental and Public Health Professionals
https://open.spotify.com/episode/3RDNkSnFb7StUiqQPap8a6?si=dRHoRR-1QOirRhOLA1d1OQ Every day, we ask patients to brush, floss, and reduce sugar intake. Most patients can repeat these instructions back to us, yet oral disease remains one of the most prevalent chronic...
Microbiome Influences on Oral Inflammation, Autoimmune Disease, and Orofacial Pain
https://open.spotify.com/episode/7j7zamfnm3ufZsVoNTd0Zy?si=18HD4fKGQxii8nCpBGeRlA Introduction The human microbiome plays an important role in maintaining physiologic balance throughout the body. In the oral cavity, diverse microbial species interact with...
Two Brakes, One Broken System: A Precision Medicine Framework for Bruxism and Psychogenic Jaw Clenching
https://open.spotify.com/episode/5h5FkoaUKDik8jsNdkFWo2?si=Mp7R_ysURH-0p_jzvixWoQ New iPSC-based genomic evidence has identified two converging neurobiological failures at the root of bruxism: a serotonin 2A receptor variant that amplifies stress-driven motor...
How Mouth Microbes May Shape Exercise Performance and Chronic Pain
https://open.spotify.com/episode/1sqJe13ScKhBML5Q1ayQIX?si=kNg6gjBPQiKwSMqRG-zlqQ Poor oral health has been linked with cardiovascular disease, diabetes, neurodegenerative diseases, and various cancers. This connection is rooted in the body’s complex microbial...
Your Mouth is Aging Too: What Your Oral Microbiome Reveals — and What Your Dentist Can Do About It
https://open.spotify.com/episode/2BMAdyag1PXa8nUEefnp83?si=4xWu-RFRQDS-M3JRa7Mp3w Most patients come to our office worried about cavities, gum disease, or a tooth that needs attention. Very few come in thinking about their longevity. But that is exactly what we think...
Why Mental Health Is Central to Orofacial Pain Care
https://open.spotify.com/episode/098pR9xzjmAOpU731klLXS?si=dBIdTZdcQByPINU3D1Fseg When a patient comes in describing persistent jaw pain, facial pressure, and limited mouth opening, the instinct is to reach for imaging and look for structural evidence. But in...
Mental Health and Oral Health Integration in Older Adults
https://open.spotify.com/episode/2PztVm7NuPeBIRkuKTHAy4?si=C4agMBaRSb2_AGFYDsufnQ Introduction Mental health and oral health are deeply interconnected, particularly in older adults who face bereavement, chronic illness, cognitive decline, and functional...
Beyond Teeth: Why Mental Health Must Be Part of Oral Health Care: A Public Health Perspective
https://open.spotify.com/episode/0VbrWHxoaHPNy8VNgykSph?si=XfA93OKRTr6t4abszaRdKg Introduction: Why the Mouth and Mind Matter Together? What if the state of your mouth could influence how you think, feel, and function every day and, in turn, your mental...