Episode #108 - How Dentists are Saving Lives Not Just Cleaning Teeth with Dr. Amy Doneen
Summary: <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Dr. Amy Doneen runs </span><a href="http://theheartattackandstrokepreventioncenter.com/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Heart Attack & Stroke Prevention Center</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> in Spokane, WA. She has academic appointments at the Washington State University School of Medicine and University of Kentucky Dental School. She is also the author of </span><a href="http://a.co/5gioCHS"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Beat the Heart Attack Gene</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. We have had her on the show before, and it was so much fun we ran out of time. She is brilliant, and you will see how everything from medicine to dental ties together in this show. </span></p><br> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We talk about the connection between cardiovascular health and periodontal and endodontal health. Dr. Amy Doneen is extremely passionate about this subject and has the goal of knocking heart attack off the top of the list as the number one cause of death in the US by 2020. She emphasizes the importance of dental and medical practitioners working together and offers practical solutions.</span></p><br> <p> </p><br> <p><strong>You can find Amy here:</strong></p><br> <p><a href="http://theheartattackandstrokepreventioncenter.com/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Heart Attack & Stroke Prevention Center</span></a></p><br> <p><a href="http://a.co/5gioCHS"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Beat the Heart Attack Gene</span></a></p><br> <p><a href="https://www.baledoneen.com/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Bale Doneen Method</span></a></p><br> <p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-amy-doneen-dnp-arnp-01b01866/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Dr. Amy Doneen on LinkedIn</span></a></p><br> <p> </p><br> <p><strong>Show Notes</strong></p><br> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[02:31] How Beat the Heart Attack Gene is written for everyone from patients to doctors. This book will actually have patients wanting to come to the office more often once they realize how important dental health is for stroke and heart attack prevention. </span></p><br> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[02:57] Heart attacks and strokes are claiming lives at alarming rates. Our passion is to remove heart attacks as the number one cause of death by 2020. This would be impossible without the help of our dental colleagues.</span></p><br> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[04:04] We are passionate about nurses, doctors, and dentists talking to each other and realizing that this is connected to the entire body. </span></p><br> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[04:35] The high risk of periodontal pathogens and how they affect the heart health. Patients are left vulnerable if you ignore what is going on in the mouth.</span></p><br> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[05:45] No one spends more time proactively with human beings. This is an incredible dental opportunity to slow things down and make an impact to the people to you serve.</span></p><br> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[06:34] How the medical system is broken because it picks people up after they have already failed or had a heart attack or stroke.</span></p><br> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[07:05] People slowly develop plaque in the wall of the artery. The bodies natural response is to heal it with a scab. If the scab blocks the flow of blood it is a heart attack in the heart or a stroke in the brain. We look at the causal effects of vascular disease including periodontal pathogens. </span></p><br> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[08:31] There are many causes of heart disease, but periodontal and endodontic problems are major causes. Dentists and hygienists deserve huge praise in the world of cardiovascular health.</span></p><br> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[09:42] Read the literature and become your own expert. Make this a conversation instead of a challenging topic. The gum line and </span></p>
