JCM Webinar | Interaction Between Systemic Diseases and Oral Diseases
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Many systemic diseases may affect oral health. This may be a manifestation of the systemic disease itself, or an indirect effect due to medical treatment of the systemic disease. Conversely, oral health can also affect the functioning of other parts of the human body. Although many of such interactions between systemic diseases and oral diseases have been described in the scientific literature, the causal relationship still often remains unclear. Therefore, in this webinar, international experts will discuss some examples of interaction between systemic diseases and oral health in depth, to gain more insight into these interactions.
Date: 25 March, 2025
Time: : 3:00 p.m. CET | 10:00 a.m. EDT
Webinar ID: 826 0289 7331
Webinar Secretariat: journal.webinar@mdpi.com
Meet the Event Chair
Meet Our Speakers
Prof. Dr. Petra Șurlin
Department of Periodontology, Faculty of Dental Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Craiova, 200349 Craiova, Romania;
Dr. Petra Surlin is a dentist specialized in periodontology and Professor of periodontology at the Faculty of Dental Medicine of the University of Medicine and Pharmacy in Craiova, Romania. Her research, published in PubMed- and Clarivate-indexed journals, focuses on the relationship between systemic diseases, especially gastrointestinal diseases (gastric and pancreatic cancers, hepatitis C, etc.) and periodontal changes, including the identification of biomarkers in gingival fluid.
Prof. Dr. Frank A. Scannapieco
Department of Oral Biology, School of Dental Medicine, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY 14214, USA;
Dr. Scannapieco is a pioneer in studies connecting oral and systemic diseases, including respiratory diseases. Dr. Scannapieco has served on the University at Buffalo faculty since 1991, and also served as the Chair of the Department of Oral Biology from 2004 through 2022. Over the course of his career, he has edited several books and journal supplements, and published more than 190 research articles and book chapters. He has received several awards, among these, promotion to SUNY Distinguished Professor, Distinguished Scientist Award in Oral Biology from the International Association for Dental Research, and the William J. Gies Award for Achievement from the American Dental Education Association.
Prof. Dr. Andreea Cristiana Didilescu
Department of Embryology and Microbiology, Faculty of Dentistry, The “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 050474 Bucharest, Romania;
Dr. Andreea C. Didilescu is the Head of the Department of Embryology and Microbiology, and the Dean of the Faculty of Dentistry, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania. In 2023, she was awarded a Fulbright Fellowship in NLRP3 inflammasome research at the Department of Oral Biology, University at Buffalo, USA.
She has previously performed investigations in dental patients with systemic disorders and supervised a research PhD project conducted in Bucharest, entitled “Oral manifestations in patients with liver transplantation”.
Profile on Web of Science (https://www.webofscience.com/wos/author/record/K-1135-2019); ORCID (https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2915-5124).
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Numerous systemic diseases interact with oral health. During this webinar, international experts described, in detail, some of these interactions. Professor Surlin discussed the relationship between periodontitis and gastrointestinal cancers, while Professor Scannapieco focused on oral–lung disease associations. Finally, Professor Didilescu provided an overview of oral health changes in patients that received a liver transplant.
The webinar was hosted via Zoom and required registration to attend. The full recording can be found below. In order to learn about future webinars, you can sign up to our newsletter by clicking “Subscribe” at the top of the page.
Interaction Between Systemic Diseases and Oral Diseases
Edited by Dr. Henk S. Brand
Deadline for submission: 31 March, 2025