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Oral Systemic Connection and Complete Health
Presented by Lora Hooper, RDH and DeWitt Wilkerson, DMD
DeWitt Wilkerson, DMD
Dr. DeWitt “Witt” Wilkerson joined Dr. Peter Dawson’s private practice in 1982 where he is a partner. This has provided invaluable clinical experience in a renowned clinical culture. Dr. Wilkerson lectures on the subjects of 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. Dr. Wilkerson is a Past-President of the American Academy of Oral Systemic Health (AAOSH), Past-President of the American Equilibration Society (AES), Director of Dental Medicine at the Dawson Academy, Adjunct Professor of Graduate Studies, the University of Florida College of Dentistry, and former Associate Faculty and Special Lecturer, the L.D. Pankey Institute. He also authored the book, “The Shift, The Dramatic Movement Toward Health Centered Dentistry”
Lora Hopper, BSDH, RDH, EFDA
Lora received her Bachelor of Science Degree in Dental Hygiene from the Ohio State University in 1995. Lora is a founding member of The American Academy for Oral Systemic Health and a Preceptor for the BaleDoneen Method. Lora is a member of the ADHA, ODHA, and CDHA. She has served as Continuing Education Chair for the CDHA and as a liaison for the ODHA to the OSDB.
At the Prevent Clinic, Lora is one of our care coordinators. In this position, she is able to integrate her expertise in dental knowledge, managing patient care, and incorporating her passion for improving patients’ lives with implementing oral systemic care into practice. In her spare time, you can find her spending time with her children and reading oral systemic health research. One fun fact about Lora is that she was a figure skater for The Ohio State University. She is also co-owner of a business, DHE Method, that provides coaching and resources to implement oral systemic care into practice. She also co-hosts the Ask Why Podcast.
In this webinar, DeWitt Wilkerson, DMD and Lora Hopper, RDH discuss the importance of collaboration between oral and general medicine. They review case studies demonstrating oral features that are linked to systemic issues, such as scalloped tongue signalling airway obstruction issues such as sleep apnea.
Further, they educate about the various high-risk oral pathogens that travel through the bloodstream and trigger disease throughout the body, such as cardiovascular disease. They present the Root Cause Tree and introduce The BaleDoneen Method, providing a clip from Dr. Brad Bale.