Gum Disease & Alzheimer's: The P. gingivalis Link | Dr. Ed Zuckerberg

Can a bacteria in your patients' gums affect the brain, the heart and blood sugar? Dr. Ed Zuckerberg, chief dental officer for Keystone Bio, explains how toxins from P. gingivalis may travel far beyond the mouth, a monoclonal antibody being developed against it, and saliva tests that screen for oral and throat cancer.

In this episode:

- From a Brooklyn practice to a dental office in his home

- The 3 a.m. emergency that brought 50 referrals

- How Howard Farran and Facebook started his lecturing career

- Advising dental startups and Revere Partners

- P. gingivalis and its links to Alzheimer's, diabetes and heart disease

- His own P. gingivalis test results

- A monoclonal antibody that kept P. gingivalis away for months in an early study

- Saliva testing for oral cancer and the oral microbiome

- Why dentists should be part of primary care

Plus dental news: dentists' opioid prescribing is down, dental ER visits rose during the shutdown, new CDT sleep apnea codes for 2024, and employee retention credit scams.

Dr. Ed Zuckerberg graduated from NYU College of Dentistry in 1978 and practiced in Brooklyn and Dobbs Ferry, New York, until 2013. An early adopter of digital radiography, CAD/CAM and the paperless office, he lectures on technology in the dental office, advises dental startups, and is chief dental officer for Keystone Bio. He is the father of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg.

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