Are There Alternatives to Fluoride for Caries Management?
2024 AAC/ORCA Spring Webinar
Speakers
Speakers will be followed by a live Q&A session in which you will be encouraged to participate.
How to Identify and Manage Fluoride Hesitancy in Clinical Practice
SPEAKER: Dr. Donald ChiDespite the proven safety and effectiveness of fluoride for caries management, fluoride hesitancy among patients is a growing clinical problem. Clinical fluoride hesitancy mirrors community-level opposition to water fluoridation and vaccine hesitancy in medicine. Concerns about fluoride include its necessity, potential side effects and incomplete or inaccurate understanding of its evidence for caries management. The presentation will emphasize the reasons for fluoride hesitancy and clinical strategies to manage fluoride hesitancy in practice.
Alternatives to Fluoride in the Prevention and Treatment of Dental Caries
SPEAKER: Dr. Domenick ZeroAlthough fluoride remains the most effective and widely used caries management strategy, there is increasing interest in other approaches. The presentation will provide an overview of current evidence on potential fluoride alternatives for caries management.
How to Build Evidence through Clinical Trials and Clinical Guidelines
SPEAKER: Prof. Jan ClarksonThe presentation will discuss tools to improve clinical research design, conduct and reporting and to increase usability of research.
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