Let's Talk Oral Health: The Oral-Systemic Connection
Explore the connection between periodontal disease, diabetes, cardiovascular health, inflammation, and immune fitness with Professor Bruno Loos.
Periodontal Medicine and Systemic Health
Periodontal disease touches nearly every part of whole-body health.
In this episode, Professor Bruno Loos shares decades of research that reveals how inflammation, immunity, systemic conditions, and lifestyle shape periodontal outcomes - and what oral care professionals can do with that knowledge.
What you’ll learn in this episode
- How periodontal disease, diabetes, and cardiovascular conditions influence one another
- Why inflammation sits at the center of chronic disease development
- The emerging role of immune fitness in oral health
- What Ozempic and GLP-1 medications might mean for periodontal care
- How AI and predictive tools could shape the future of periodontal medicine
Meet Professor Bruno Loos
Professor Bruno Loos is Professor Emeritus of Periodontology at ACTA, the Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam.
With more than three decades of experience in periodontal medicine, he has led foundational research on the oral-systemic link, including diabetes, cardiovascular disease, inflammation, immune fitness, and emerging biomarker science.
His collaborations span ACTA, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, and global research centers.
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About the Hosts
SUNSTAR’s Dr. Rachel Chau, Senior Manager Scientific & Clinical Affairs and Dr. Martijn Verhulst, Medical Liaison Manager co-host Let's Talk Oral Health, guiding conversations that bridge research, clinical experience, and everyday prevention.
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