Inflammation SOS

Friday, January 30, 2026

9:00 am – 12:00 pm

Course Code:

620RL

Cost:

$130

Credits:

3

CE Hours

Assistant
Dentist
General Health
Hygienist
Lecture
Office
Technician

Do you want to learn about “permanent lifestyle change” and QUENCH your patients’ flames & their disease risk?

There is an avalanche of evidence demonstrating the connection between your patients’ mouths with modern lifestyle habits: lack of sleep (saps their discipline), shift work (after 4 night-shifts blood sugar is elevated), poorly managed stress (shows up in every cell of their body), overeating (high fat & processed food boosts inflammation), and sedentary living (did you know “Sitting is the New Smoking?”). And it’s bi-directional; the oral environment has far reaching effects on the rest of the body. 

Patients appreciate the dental health professional who sees the bigger picture and can Calm the Burn in the body, mind & mouth. Set yourself apart from the pack and develop a VALUE-ADDED PRACTICE. Stop the fiery cascade with specific dental & lifestyle solutions guaranteed to change your patient’s health destiny. This fact filled & inspirational course is a ‘call to arms’ against “hot spots” inflammation – “let’s douse the flames!”

Speakers

After this course attendees will be able to:

  • Make the connection between diabetes, insulin resistance, and inflammation 
  • Recognize how to spot the SLEEP DEPRIVED PATIENT and how it stokes the flames of inflammation in the human body
  • Discover how stress shows up in your patient’s mouth…. blazing tissues
  • Identify 7 KEY foods and lifestyle habits that contribute to inflammation – EAT THIS NOT THAT!
  • List which exercises best fight inflammation in your body
  • Practice some simple solutions to modify your patient’s fiery behavior
The Massachusetts Dental Society is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider

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ADA.org/CERP