02/09/2026
From our friends at the MDHA
Join us as Diane Larson from Oral DNA presents Advancing Wellness Through Salivary Diagnostics
Register at mndha.org/events or use the QR code on the post. Zoom link will be sent prior to course.
Patient care in the dental profession continues to evolve. Would you consider practicing without radiographs? Lasers? 3D printers?
Clinical signs of periodontal disease are used to determine when to
treat the patient, however there is an assumption of cause.
Why not know?
Salivary diagnostics can provide objective answers to numerous questions.
The statistic that 50% of the American adult population has some form of periodontal disease is unacceptable. The alarming statistic that 41,000 cases of oral cancer are diagnosed annually is unacceptable. The research discovering new oral systemic connections can’t be ignored.
As dental professionals, we need to ask,
“Can we provide better patient care?”
With the utilization of salivary diagnostics, we can understand the patient’s disease on a molecular level for better patient care and overall outcomes.
The “One Size Fits All Approach” can now be altered to a
personalize patient care based of objective clinical lab results. Clinical lab testing is the future of dental care and the future is now.
Yes, we can advance patient wellness through the use of salivary diagnostics!
* Define Oral Diagnostics
*Review Microbiology of Periodontal Pathogens
*Describe How to Collection a Sample
*Interpret Bacterial Test Results
*Summarize Systemic Effects of Periodontal Pathogens
*Identify all effectors of periodontitis
*Comprehend Test Selection in Case Studies
*Formulate the value of salivary diagnostic testing and how to apply to patient care
