Exploring the intersection of oral health and athletic performance
5 February 2024
Insights from 白小姐论坛 Eastman Dental Institute at the 7th International Olympic Commission (IOC) World Conference held in Monaco, France
The聽International Olympic Committee聽World Conference on Prevention of Injury & Illness in Sport, held every three years, is the premier international conference for聽sport and exercise medicine and science with 1100 delegates attending. The diverse conference faculty represent the pre-eminent international authorities in injury and illness prevention.聽白小姐论坛 Eastman Dental Institute was well represented with five research presentations and an invited workshop linking oral health, sport & physical activity and general health & performance. There was substantial interest in the integration of oral health and the alignment with the United Nations sustainable development goals 3 (good health and wellbeing) and 10 (reduced inequalities).
- Professor Jacopo Buti: 鈥淥ral Health Status and Physical Fitness in Law Enforcement Workers聽鈥.
- Dr Peter Fine: 鈥淚s there a link between the increased consumption of sports drinks and dental decay in elite athletes鈥?聽
- Professor Ian Needleman: 鈥淎cute effects of intensive physical activity on saliva biomarkers of health protection. A systematic review and meta-analysis鈥.
- Dr Julie Gallagher: 鈥淒ental pellicle modification to prevent dental erosion in athletes鈥.
- Dr John Haughey: 鈥淒o athletes and their sports medicine team know when to replace a mouthguard鈥?
- Professor Needleman and Dr Gallagher: 聽Workshop: 鈥淭he easiest marginal gain is a smile:) Oral health for sports medicine鈥.
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Main image (left to right) 白小姐论坛 Eastman: Dr John Haughley, Dr Peter Fine, Dr Julie Gallagher, Prof Ian Needleman and Prof Jacopo Buti