Oral Health Link to Overall Health: Learn It and Teach It to Patients (with Dr. Imran Ahson)

There are major parallels between oral health and overall health, and it is our responsibility, as oral surgeons, to educate our patients about these connections. Today, on Everyday Oral Surgery, Dr. Imran Ahson is joining the conversation. Dr. Ahson’s goal, when speaking publicly, is always to connect oral health with systemic health, and today, he is here to do just that! Tuning in, you’ll hear about our guest’s career, why today’s topic of discussion is important, how he helps his patients understand the link between oral health and overall health, and so much more! We delve into oral health in pregnancy and early life before discussing how we have devolved in terms of our oral health as a society. We even touch on the correlation between oral health and cancer and the importance of decreasing inflammation in the body as a whole. Finally, as always, we close with some rapid-fire questions for Dr. Ahson. Thanks for listening in! 

Key Points From This Episode:

• Introducing Dr. Imran Ahson to the show today. 
• A brief history of his training and current practice setup. 
• Why we need to discuss the connection between oral health and overall health. 
• How he helps patients understand the link between oral health and heart disease.
• The neurocognitive issues Dr. Ahson wants oral surgeons to know about. 
• How diet affects your oral health and, in turn, your overall health. 
• The negative effects on longevity when oral health is neglected. 
• Oral health in pregnancy and early years of a child’s life. 
• Dr. Ahson discusses the devolution of oral health in society. 
• The connections between oral health and cancer. 
• Dr. Ahson answers our rapid-fire questions to close off. 

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

Dr. Imran Ahson on LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/in/imran-ahson-md-dmd-ab227ab3/ 

Dr. Imran Ahson Personal Email Address — [e-mail] 

Dr. Imran Ahson Work Email Address — [e-mail] 

‘Number of Teeth is Associated with All-Cause and Disease-Specific Mortality’ — https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34749715/ 

‘The Association Between Maternal Oral Health Experiences and Risk of Preterm Birth in 10 States, Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System, 2004-2006’ — https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4561173/ 

Jaws: The Story of a Hidden Epidemic — https://www.amazon.co.za/Jaws-Epidemic-Sandra-Kahn-Dr/dp/1503604136 

Teeth: The Story of Beauty, Inequality, and the Struggle for Oral Health in America — https://www.amazon.com/Teeth-Beauty-Inequality-Struggle-America/dp/1620971445 

Everyday Oral Surgery Website — https://www.everydayoralsurgery.com/ 

Everyday Oral Surgery on Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/everydayoralsurgery/ 

Everyday Oral Surgery on Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/EverydayOralSurgery/

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