Date & Time: Thursday January 14, 2010 – 7:30 PM
Location: Montgomery Community College (Rockville Campus) – Humanity Building (HU), Conference Room 009 ( Get Directions, Campus Map )
The main cause of periodontal disease is bacterial plaque, a sticky, colorless film that constantly forms on your teeth. However, factors like the following also affect the health of your gums:
* Smoking/Tobacco Use
* Genetics
* Pregnancy and Puberty
* Stress
* Medications
* Clenching or Grinding Your Teeth
* Diabetes
* Poor Nutrition
* Other Systemic Diseases
In this lecture, Dr. Soolari will discuss the following topics:
1. Diagnosis of oral disease
2. Etiology of caries (tooth decay) and periodontal (gum) disease
3. Treatment planning for teeth that have caries and or periodontal disease
4. Esthetic , function and speech consideration when treating oral diseases
5. Why dental treatment is expensive?
6. How your dental insurance work? Why dental insurance is different than medical?
7. What the LASER or IMPLANT therapy can do for you?
8. Are you caries or periodontal disease susceptible?
9. When should you be referred to a specialist?
10. Do you have gum recessions? Are your teeth sensitive?
11. Why gum disease should be detected and treated at early stage?
12. Body Mouth Connection: diabetes, heart disease, osteoporosis, pregnancy
13. What do you need to watch in dental marketing?
14. Are you saving money by going to overseas to get dental treatment?
15. What are signs of oral cancer?
16. What will happen when you do not replace missing teeth?
17. When wisdom teeth should be extracted?
18. Defective prosthesis and its impact on your oral health
Please visit www.drsoolari.com for more information.
Dr. Soolari is an Adjunct Clinical Professor at the Postgraduate Periodontics Department at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, MD.