Learning Objectives: 

• Understand health statistics in the United States as it pertains to dental services.
• Differentiate between systemic symbiosis and dysbiosis and relate those concepts to the etiology of oral disease.
• Incorporate evidence-based technology for biofilm management to promote oral symbiosis.

Prevalence rates of periodontal disease in the United States continue to grow as does the percentage of dentally uninsured adults as the GDP (gross domestic product) dollars spent on oral care decrease annually. This public health crisis puts added pressure on dental providers to treat patients in oral and systemic dysbiosis.