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Podcast: Ask the Dentist with Dr. Mark Burhenne
Episode: Episode #59: What Your Physician Needs to Know About You From Your Dentist
Description: Multiple systemic illnesses are linked to dysregulation of the oral microbiome, highlighting the importance of understanding the oral-systemic connection. However, we see dentists and physicians separately! Join us today to learn about the oral-systemic connection and why your physician and your dentist should be communicating. Dr. B explains why he wrote the Physician's CRP Letter, how dentistry and medicine split apart, and why this is such a bad model for overall patient health. We learn about the three mechanisms of how bacteria get into the bloodstream (infection, injury, and inflammation), and the different manifestations of the oral-systemic connection. We also...