A Wall Street Journal story covered medical-dental integration and the connections between oral health and systemic conditions such as diabetes, heart disease, and Alzheimer’s disease.
ADA Forsyth CEO Wenyuan Shi, quoted in the article, said, “We envision a future where a heart doctor asks patients if they are seeing their dentist regularly, and whether they are aware their periodontal disease could mean they have a much worse heart situation.”
Read the full story here.
