Bridging oral and systemic health
For the second year in a row, Medicon Valley Alliance is happy to invite you all to “Dent2Health 2023”, a conference with focus on bridging oral and systemic health. Oral biomarkers, oral screening, and health promotion are some of the topics that will be highlighted during this day. Participants will come from both academia, industry, and public sector.
This conference is part of the Dent2Health initiative, an initiative managed by Medeon Science Park partnered with Medicon Valley Alliance.
The Dent2Health initiative has three main focus areas:
- Development of a screening tool, based on oral biomarkers, for type 2 diabetes
- Increased collaboration between dental care and primary care
- Development of a research and innovation hub with focus on the connection between oral
and systemic health
Date: Tuesday, 24th of October, 2023
Time: 8:30 – 17:00 CET
Venue: Studio, Nordenskiöldsgatan 24, 211 19 Malmö, Sweden
Program
| 08:30 | Registration and coffee |
| 09:00 | Welcome and introduction – Dent2Health Magdalena Almén, Medeon, and Lisa Kirsebom (moderator) |
| 09:10 | Periodontitis and Diabetes – It’s time to look outside the mouth Varkha Rattu, Kings College London |
| 10:00 | COFFEE BREAK |
| 10:20 | Oral microbiota and cancer – what is going on? Margaret Sällberg Chen, Karolinska Institutet |
| 11:10 | Oral health and the link to diabetes and its complications Peter Rossing, Steno Diabetes Center |
| 12:00 | LUNCH |
| 13:00 | TBA Fredrik Nikolajeff, Luleå University of Technology |
| 13:50 | Screening for oral biomarkers using state-of the-art multiplex platforms Sanne Schou Berger, Technical University of Denmark |
| 14:30 | COFFEE BREAK |
| 14:50 | Cities Changing Diabetes Mikael Pennanen, Novo Nordisk, Louise Ehrenberg, Malmö stad, and Anders Kottorp, Malmö University |
| Salivaomics, Saliva-Exosomics and Saliva Liquid Biopsy David Wong, Professor, UCLA School of Dentistry |
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| 16:30 | Panel Discussion |
| 16:50 | Summary |
Speakers
David Wong, Professor, UCLA School of Dentistry |
Varkha Rattu, Kings College London
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Margaret Sällberg Chen, Karolinska Institutet |
Fredrik Nikolajeff, Luleå University of Technology |
Sanne Schou Berger, Technical University of Denmark |
Peter Rossing, Steno Diabetes Center
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Mikael Pennanen, Novo Nordisk
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Anders Kottorp, Malmö University
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Louise Ehrenberg, Malmö stad |
Lisa Kirsebom (moderator) |