267. Summary: The Link Between Oral Hygiene and Your Health

Preventative strategies for oral health

Your oral cavity is a gateway to your body and overall health. Preventative measures decrease the risk of cardiovascular disease, Alzheimer’s disease and even cancer. On this episode of Live Foreverish, Drs. Mike and Crystal discuss strategies to advocate for your health during your next dental appointment and review diagnostic and nutrition-based solutions with registered dental hygienist, Cris Duval.

Cris Duval, Registered Dental Hygienist

Founder, The LifeGuard Approach™

As a Registered Dental Hygienist, patient health advocate and wellness coach, Cris Duval, RDH, has spent more than four decades in patient care. Cris founded The LifeGuard Approach™, which is focused on helping dental and medical teams shift their mindset from repairing oral cavity damage to preparing patients for health. She educates dental providers about their potentially lifesaving role in heart attack and stroke prevention, sleep-disordered breathing and airway disorders. Cris describes herself as an “architect of change” in dentistry’s approach to oral-systemic health.

She has been recognized for her contributions to science and patient-centered dental hygiene. She sits on the Advisory Board of Oral Cancer Cause, Dental Entrepreneur Women, and the Children’s Airway First Foundation.