2024 Oral Health Summit Replays
Oral Systemic Health: Understanding the Oral-Gut-Brain Axis
With Debbie Ozment, DDS, MS
Dr. Debbie Ozment is passionately committed to educating patients and practitioners on the Oral-Gut-Brain Axis and its tremendous impact on whole-body health.
In private practice since 1985, Dr. Ozment is a graduate of Oklahoma University College of Dentistry, where she has served as adjunct faculty for the past seven years. She hosts a popular weekly podcast, Vitality Made Simple, and is a nationally board-certified health and wellness coach.
Dr. Ozment earned a Master's degree in Metabolic and Nutritional Medicine from the University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine and is a Diplomate with the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine.
Extended Q&A
With Debbie Ozment, DDS, MS
Heartfelt Connection: The Oral Microbiome and Cardiovascular Disease
With Tom Nabors, DDS, FACD
Dr. Tom Nabors has spent 41 years of his 54-year career pioneering research on the microbiome. A respected clinician, he has worked tirelessly to advance oral microbiology, immunology science, and the emerging field of oral systemic health.
In 2008, following a career in dentistry, Dr. Nabors launched OralDNA Labs (now owned by Quest Diagnostics), the first US diagnostic laboratory to provide salivary testing for oral pathogens. Dr. Nabors received his Doctor of Dental Surgery from the University of Tennessee Health Sciences, where he also served as an adjunct professor in the Bioscience Research Department. He has also held senior roles at the American Academy for Oral Systemic Health (AAOSH).
Extended Q&A
With Tom Nabors, DDS, FACD
Healthy Mouth, Healthy Life- Strategies for Optimizing Patient Outcomes
With Ariana Ebrahimian, DDS
Dr. Ariana Ebrahimian is a respected practitioner, speaker, and educator in the field of functional dentistry. She maintains a private practice in Scotts Valley, CA, where she takes an integrative, root-cause approach to dental and orthodontic treatment. She always seeks to empower patients to use oral health as a gateway to optimal total body health.
Dr. Ebrahimian is a Biocidin Botanicals® Scientific Advisory Board member and an active member of the American Academy of Oral-Systemic Health and the Institute for Functional Medicine.
She has been a featured speaker and expert on functional dentistry at various national conferences and for leading publications such as the Nutrition Business Journal.
Extended Q&A
With Ariana Ebrahimian, DDS
Oral Health and Cognitive Decline: The Mouth-Brain Connection
With Heather Sandison, ND
Dr. Heather Sandison is the New York Times bestselling author of “Reversing Alzheimer’s: The New Toolkit to Improve Cognition and Protect Brain Health. A renowned naturopathic doctor specializing in neurocognitive medicine, Dr. Sandison is the founder of Solcere Health Clinic, a premier brain optimization clinic based in San Diego. She also founded Marama, a residential program changing memory care to memory recovery.
Dr. Sandison is dedicated to supporting those suffering from dementia and is the primary author of peer-reviewed research published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease. She is shattering common misconceptions about Alzheimer’s and teaching lifestyle change protocols to keep the brain sharp at any age.
Extended Q&A
With Heather Sandison, ND
Research and Quality Standards: Evaluating Products for Oral Health
As pioneers in natural oral health solutions, Biocidin Botanicals leads the way in innovation and research related to the mouth. This panel includes Dr. Chris D’Adamo, Dr. Tom Moorcroft, Dr. Shawn Manske, Assistant Director of Clinical Education for Biocidin Botanicals, and Dr. Jocelyn Strand, Senior Director of Clinical Education and Research for Biocidin Botanicals. Dr. D’Adamo and Dr. Moorcroft sit on our Scientific Advisory Board, and Dr. D’Adamo serves as our research consultant.
Pick Your Paste: Which is Right for Your Patients?
With Rachel Lau, NC
Rachel Lau, NC, is a Sales Manager at Biocidin Botanicals. She is also a certified nutritionist and former educator in the integrative health space. Rachel loves to take a creative approach to aligning this unique combination of skills – Sales, Nutrition, and Education – to develop solutions that strategically support today's dynamic healthcare practitioners. She does this all while keeping Biocidin Botanicals’ core values of wisdom, caring, and collaboration at heart.