A May 4, 2011, scientific symposium at the New York Academy of Sciences will bring together physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, endocrinologists, dentists, periodontists, dental hygienists, epidemiologists, public health and nursing professionals, and basic researchers to examine the bidirectional relationship between oral disease and diabetes.
For more information about the symposium's agenda, see www.nyas.org/dentaldiabetes.
To view an Oral Health America interview about the symposium, click here.
A free podcast featuring interviews with several symposium presenters is available online at www.nyas.org/dentaldiabetespodcast.
The daylong “Diabetes and Oral Disease: Implications for Health Professionals” symposium will feature presentations by more than a dozen experts in dentistry and diabetes, and is designed to provide practitioners with tools for enhancing the quality of health-care delivery and improving patient outcomes. A keynote address by William C. Knowler, MD, DrPH, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, will discuss the need for collaboration among medical and dental care professionals to improve the health of individuals with diabetes.
Presented by the Columbia University College of Dental Medicine, the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, and the New York Academy of Sciences, this symposium offers participants the opportunity to earn up to 6.5 continuing education credits.
