Changing Minds: Dentistry’s Role in Alzheimer's Prevention
Date(s)
Oct. 21, 2026 at 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Anne O. Rice, RDH, BS, FAAOSH, CDP
Subject: 750 Special Patient Care
Credits: 1.5
Method: Lecture
Wednesday, Oct. 21: 7–8:30 p.m. CDT
Audience: Dentists, Students, Residents, Dental Assistants, Dental Hygienists, Specialists, Practice Managers, New Dentists
Fee: Free
Description
Alzheimer’s disease is a growing healthcare challenge, increasing the need for preventive, collaborative care across medicine and dentistry. Research links oral disease, inflammation, cardiovascular disease, diabetes and metabolic dysfunction with cognitive decline. Explore the science connecting oral-systemic and brain health, and learn practical strategies to identify high-risk patients and support healthy aging in clinical care and daily life.
Learning Objectives
- Describe evidence linking oral health, inflammation and Alzheimer’s disease risk.
- Explain how bacteria, viruses and fungi may contribute to neurodegeneration.
- Identify systemic factors that influence brain health, including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, genetics, sleep, hearing, nutrition, activity and insulin resistance.
- Evaluate how tooth loss, implants and oral function may affect cognitive health and treatment planning.
Speaker Bio
Anne O. Rice, RDH, BS, FAAOSH, CDP, is a clinical dental hygienist, speaker, writer and consultant with more than 35 years of experience, specializing in oral-systemic health, preventive neurology and dementia prevention. She is a Bale/Doneen Method preceptor, Certified Dementia Practitioner, AAOSH fellow and faculty member at the Institute for Functional Dentistry. Her work has earned national recognition for advancing oral-systemic and cognitive health.
Additional Information
This course is sponsored by Crest Oral-B
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