How will this affect our patients oral & general health
Pandemic snack attack & how sugar fuels gum disease.
Since the pandemic work from home has been a norm and with it came the rise in snacking at home. A report found there has been a 40% increase in snacks since the pandemic began. How will this affect our patient's health?
Learning objectives
- To help identify and diagnose those with high sugar diet clinically and through screening
- To understand how sugar affects the oral cavity and causes disease
- How our general health is affected by sugar
- To manage, prevent & treat periodontal disease
- To encourage a change of habits