| Seq #187 | Saturday, 15 March 2003 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9:00 AM-11:00 AM Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center Room 212, Symposium - Group/Division Sponsored | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "Diabesity" and Oral Health Implications | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| * Poster files available online | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sponsored by: Behavioral Sciences, Nutrition | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description: Exploration into the impact of oral disease to overall health has led to discovery of potential associations between periodontitis and a number of systemic diseases, including diabetes. While dental caries, as a diet-dependent disease, has been hypothesized to be associated with an increase in obesity and type 2 diabetes, dental researchers and practitioners have focused on the relationship of diabetes to periodontal disease to the exclusion of potential relationships to dental caries and obesity. Furthermore, the incidence of type 2 diabetes is increasing among the young at an age when they are most caries-susceptible. Epidemiological data suggests that lifestyle behaviors determine the onset and severity of multiple diseases, including oral diseases, diabetes, and obesity. The prevalence of both type 2 diabetes and obesity has increased among younger, minority populations who are at greater risk for oral disease, specifically dental caries. Obesity, diabetes, and dental caries are all associated with malnutrition. This relationship between poverty and malnutrition has not been adequately explored as it relates to oral conditions, but has been linked in the etiology of type 2 diabetes. Exploration of these potential causal relationships should be pursued using a multidisciplinary approach, including dental, medical, nursing, and allied health disciplines. By focusing on these issues in the public health arena, the dental scientist can assume leadership in future developments and make significant contributions to the overall health of communities. The objectives of this symposium are to: (1) review the state of the science regarding lifestyle behaviors as modulators of risk for type 2 diabetes, obesity and oral diseases, (2) provocatively explore the potential associations between type 2 diabetes, obesity and dental caries, and (3) examine a working public health model that strives to address these issues | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chairperson: D. CAPPELLI | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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