A new textbook, Periodontal Disease and Overall Health: A Clinician's Guide, was released during the recent American Academy of Periodontology annual meeting in Honolulu, Colgate-Palmolive announced.
The book features 18 chapters of information regarding the relationship between oral and systemic diseases. Robert Genco, DDS, PhD, a professor of oral biology and microbiology at the School of Dental Medicine at the State University of New York at Buffalo, and Ray C. Williams, DMD, a professor and dean of the Stony Brook University School of Dental Medicine, co-edited the work.
"Distinguished clinicians and scientists worldwide have studied the relationship between periodontal disease and the risk for systemic conditions," Dr. Williams said in a press release. "It is our aim that this textbook will help document recent findings and put into context the latest information for students of dentistry and medicine."
The book was funded through an educational grant provided by Colgate-Palmolive. Ultimately, the textbook is meant to serve as a guide to continue the advancement of dental and medical practices, and to improve patient outcomes worldwide.
The textbook is available online for all dental and medical professionals, and can be downloaded at the Colgate Professional website. Hard copies are being distributed to dental school deans, academic deans, department of periodontics chairpersons, and directors of dental hygiene education programs. Additionally, CDs of this textbook are being distributed to dental school and dental hygiene program students and faculty.
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