NCE5: It’s High Time We Talk About Cannabis and Perio

Program Track: Periodontal and Systemic Interrelationships

Presenters

Bindu Dukka - BDS, MSD

Moderator

David A Scott - PhD

Speaker

Description

This course will provide an overview of cannabis use and its association with periodontitis. The pathogenesis and variations in disease mechanisms between users and non-users will be discussed. The course will also review the role of cannabinoids not only as therapeutic agents but also disease exacerbators.

Educational Objectives

  • • Examine cannabis use and its implications for periodontitis.
  • • Contrast disease mechanisms between users and non-users.
  • • Evaluate the role of cannabinoids as potential therapeutics versus disease exacerbators.

CE Hours: .75

Disclosure(s):
Himabindu Dukka, BDS, MSD, MPH: No financial relationships to disclose
David A. Scott, PhD: No financial relationships to disclose