BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Telerik Inc.//Sitefinity CMS 14.4//EN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Pacific Standard Time BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251102T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:Pacific Standard Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250301T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:Pacific Daylight Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Address: 939 Laurel Street\, Suite C\, San Carlos\, CA 94070\n\ nTOPICThe Oral Microbiome and Your Clinical Practice: The Mouth as a Syste mic GatewaySPEAKEREve Lofthus\, DDSCONTINUING EDUCATION2 CE Units (Core)Th is course provides an evidence-based overview of the oral microbiome as a complex biofilmecosystem and its relevance to both oral and systemic healt h. Participants will review currentscientific understanding of microbial b alance and dysbiosis\, with emphasis on biologicalmechanisms linking perio dontal inflammation to systemic conditions such as cardiovasculardisease\, neurodegenerative disease\, and certain cancers. The course will examine key oralmicrobial taxa most frequently studied in these associations\, whi le critically evaluating thestrength and limitations of the available evid ence. Attendees will also gain an overview ofcontemporary oral microbiome testing methodologies\, including differences in analyticalapproaches\, sa mpling strategies\, clinical utility\, and limitations. Practical consider ations forpatient communication and integration of salivary diagnostics in to dental practice will bediscussed within an ethical\, non-promotional fr amework.Suitable for general dentists\, specialists\, and dental hygienist s with foundational knowledge ofperiodontal disease and preventive care.Di sclosure:The speaker reports a financial interest in an oral-health–relate d company. All content presentedis educational in nature\, based on peer-r eviewed scientific literature\, and does not promote orendorse any specifi c commercial product or service.Course Objectives:Upon completion of this course\, participants will be able to:1. Describe the structure and functi on of the oral microbiome as a complex biofilmecosystem and distinguish be tween microbial balance and dysbiosis in clinical practice.2. Explain the primary biological mechanisms by which oral dysbiosis and periodontalinfla mmation are associated with systemic conditions\, including cardiovascular disease\,neurodegenerative disease\, and certain cancers\, based on curre nt peer-reviewed evidence.3. Identify key oral microbial taxa that have be en most frequently studied in associationwith systemic disease risk\, and evaluate the strength and limitations of the existingevidence linking thes e organisms to extra-oral outcomes. Briefly discuss practice modelsthat ha ve shifted to chair side salivary diagnostic and general health coaching b ased onmicrobiome cues.4. Differentiate between commercially available ora l microbiome testing methodologies(e.g.\, targeted qPCR\, 16S rRNA sequenc ing\, and shotgun metagenomics)\, includingdifferences in sampling methods \, analytical outputs\, clinical utility\, and limitations andcost. Discus s how to determine which is right for your practice and for each patient\, depending on outcome. Discuss other ways for hygienists to evaluate oral m icrobiomequality and content\, microscope\, pH\, salivary hydration conten t and why that matters forremineralization.5. Discuss practical considerat ions for incorporating salivary and oral microbiomediagnostics into dental practice\, including patient communication\, documentation\, andgeneral c oding and reimbursement concepts\, without overstatement of diagnostic orp redictive claims.SPEAKER BIOEve Lofthus\, DDS is a dentist\, oral\nmicrobi ome researcher\, and co-founder of Evenmouth\, a microbiome-first oral\nca re company. After a decade in clinical practice\, she turned her focus to the\nscience of oral ecology and the growing body of evidence connecting t he oral\nmicrobiome to systemic health. She is dedicated to advancing dent istry's shift\nfrom a reactive\, sterilization-based model to one rooted i n microbial balance\nand prevention.\n\n\n\nSPONSORSTBA DTEND:20261113T040000Z DTSTAMP:20260525T092857Z DTSTART:20261113T020000Z LOCATION:939 Laurel Street\, Suite C\, San Carlos\, CA 94070 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:The Oral Microbiome UID:RFCALITEM639152981375877012 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Address: 939 Laurel Street\, Suite C\, San Carlos\, CA 94070


TOPIC
The Oral Microbiome and Your Clinic al Practice: The Mouth as a Systemic Gateway
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SPEAKER
Eve Lofthus\, DDS

CONTINUING EDUCATION

2 CE Units (Core)

This course provides an evidence-based overview of the oral microb iome as a complex biofilm
ecosystem and its relevance to both oral and systemic health. Participants will review current
scientific understand ing of microbial balance and dysbiosis\, with emphasis on biological
me chanisms linking periodontal inflammation to systemic conditions such as c ardiovascular
disease\, neurodegenerative disease\, and certain cancers . The course will examine key oral
microbial taxa most frequently studi ed in these associations\, while critically evaluating the
strength and limitations of the available evidence. Attendees will also gain an overvi ew of
contemporary oral microbiome testing methodologies\, including di fferences in analytical
approaches\, sampling strategies\, clinical uti lity\, and limitations. Practical considerations for
patient communicat ion and integration of salivary diagnostics into dental practice will bediscussed within an ethical\, non-promotional framework.
Suitable for general dentists\, specialists\, and dental hygienists with foundational knowledge of
periodontal disease and preventive care.

Disclosure:
The speaker reports a financial interest in an oral-health–related com pany. All content presented
is educational in nature\, based on peer-re viewed scientific literature\, and does not promote or
endorse any spec ific commercial product or service.

Course Objectives:

SP EAKER BIO

Eve Lofthus\, DDS is a dentist\, oral\nmicrobiome researcher\, and co-founder of Evenmout h\, a microbiome-first oral\ncare company. After a decade in clinical prac tice\, she turned her focus to the\nscience of oral ecology and the growin g body of evidence connecting the oral\nmicrobiome to systemic health. She is dedicated to advancing dentistry's shift\nfrom a reactive\, sterilizat ion-based model to one rooted in microbial balance\nand prevention.

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