In their senior year, UNE dental hygiene students take a leadership course, during which they learn various ways to hone their skills as leaders in the profession of dental hygiene. One of the ways they do this is through dissemination of information to the broader community. Each fall, seniors conduct research, then display their research in a poster session open to all members of the dental community. Many elect to submit their poster for consideration in the annual Yankee Dental Congress Student Poster Session where, if chosen as a finalist, students then compete at the convention in Boston in January.
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The Ketogenic Diet: The Effects You’d Yeast Expect
Bryce Edwards and Samantha M. Waters
This research poster addresses the question: How does the ketogenic diet affect the oral cavity? Ketogenic ‘keto’ diet emphasizes high fat, low carbohydrate consumption and avoids simple carbohydrate and sugars. Sugar substitutes are almost always utilized. Fat heavy diets causes the body to go into ketosis: a process in which the body burns fat for energy because glucose isn’t available. The keto diet has many positive effects for the... Read More
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When Failure Is Not An Option
Lindsey Ago, Caitlin DiGirolamo, and Dylan Gagner
This research poster addresses the question, “What treatment modalities are most effective at treating peri-implantitis (PI)?” Dental implants are one of the most innovative ways to support dental prosthetics. They can support heavy physical loads. However, infection causes inflammation and bone loss around implants. Studies indicate that there are many factors that can increase the risk for PI. These factors include: Smoking; pre-existing periodontal disease; oral hygiene, quality of... Read More