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Dentistry & Whole-Body Health

You're already seeing the signs.

What the bloodwork, the heart, and the new weight-loss drugs are telling you.

The mouth is one of the most informative windows on the body, and you're looking through it more often than anyone else in a patient's care. That puts the earliest signs of systemic disease in front of you first.

See What Others Miss

Close the gaps in your practice.

When a case fails unexpectedly, the warning signs are often already there: hidden in routine bloodwork. The inflammatory and metabolic diseases that increase cardiovascular risk also affect how patients heal, bleed, and respond to treatment over time. This course equips you with the biomarkers, screening protocols, and referral pathways to recognize these risks before you start.

  • Read a routine blood panel through a dentist's lens.
  • Catch healing, bleeding, and infection risk before it surfaces mid-procedure.
  • Spot cardiovascular and metabolic warning signs during ordinary exams.
  • Handle GLP-1 and medically complex patients with confidence.
  • Run higher-trust consultations that lift case acceptance.

ON-DEMAND CE SERIES

Dentistry & Whole-Body Health

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Complete series · $995

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3 MODULES · ON-DEMAND · 9 CE HOURS

  • 3 sessions + 90-day access
  • 9 AGD-PACE-approved CE credits
  • Clinical guides, referral & patient-education templates
Single module · $395
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Module 01 · On demand now

Hidden Signals

Read the bloodwork your patients already have, and know when to monitor, pause, or refer.

Dr. Lucy Hooper & Dr. Hugh Coyne
  • 01
    Hour 1Blood Work in Dentistry

    Interpret CBC, HbA1c, vitamin D, and kidney markers in a dental setting. Identify red flags for healing, bleeding, and infection risk. Recognize the patterns behind unexplained complications. Know when to monitor vs. refer.

  • 02
    Hour 2The Oral Microbiome

    How dysbiosis influences gut, brain, and systemic disease. Periodontal pathogens and chronic inflammation. Why some patients don't respond predictably to treatment. Integrating microbiome awareness into daily care.

  • 03
    Hour 3Oral & Systemic Inflammation

    Interpret hs-CRP and key inflammatory markers. Links between oral inflammation and autoimmune conditions. Detecting early chronic inflammatory burden. Applying it to treatment planning.

Guides & downloads

  • Vitamin D guide
  • CBC interpretation guide
  • HbA1c clinical guide
  • Referral letter templates

Single module

$395

3 hours · 3 CE credits

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Module 02 · Next releaseStreams SAT, NOV 21

Cardiovascular Clues

Standard lipid panels miss the part that matters most. Learn what to flag, and the oral–heart connection behind it.

Dr. Lucy Hooper & Dr. Hugh Coyne
  • 01
    Hour 1Lipidology in Dental Practice

    Interpret cholesterol and advanced lipid markers — and why particle count (ApoB) beats LDL alone. Why Lp(a) is largely genetic and worth checking once in a lifetime. Identify hidden cardiometabolic risk missed in dental settings. How lipids drive inflammation and perio — and when to flag and refer.

  • 02
    Hour 2Oral Microbiome & the Heart

    The mechanism linking periodontal bacteria to atherosclerosis. How oral pathogens contribute to vascular inflammation and plaque. Identifying patients at higher cardiovascular risk. Patient conversations that drive action.

  • 03
    Hour 3Cardiovascular Risk Assessment

    Integrate blood pressure and body composition into routine exams. Recognize hypertension and metabolic syndrome early. In-practice screening protocols. Building referral and co-management workflows.

Guides & downloads

  • Cardiovascular referral templates
  • Patient education guides
  • Lab interpretation guides
  • In-practice screening protocols

Single module

$395

3 hours · 3 CE credits

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Module 03Streams SAT, DEC 5

The New Weight Loss Era

GLP-1s are reshaping how patients eat, metabolise, and heal, and the chairside changes are already showing up.

Dr. Lucy Hooper & Dr. Hugh Coyne
  • 01
    Hour 1Biology of Obesity & GLP-1s

    The science of metabolic dysfunction and obesity. How GLP-1 and GIP medications affect appetite, insulin, and systemic health. Why these changes hit oral conditions directly. Connecting systemic shifts to chairside findings.

  • 02
    Hour 2What It Means in Your Chair

    Common oral side effects: xerostomia and nutritional deficiencies. How these drugs influence caries risk, tissue health, and healing. Early warning signs — erosion, dry mouth, thrush. Adapting to medically complex patients.

  • 03
    Hour 3Practical Management

    Adjust treatment timing and case selection. Manage the sedation risk from slowed gastric emptying. Risk assessment and patient-specific protocols. Asking directly, and communicating for safer outcomes.

Guides & downloads

  • Clinical evaluation templates
  • Referral pathways
  • Patient education guides
  • Referral letter templates

Single module

$395

3 hours · 3 CE credits

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INCLUDED WITH EVERY MODULE

Guides, Templates & Protocols

Written by Dr. Lucy Hooper and Dr. Hugh Coyne to print, edit and use chairside.

Blood Marker Guides

Tool 01

HbA1c, vitamin D, CBC, kidney function and hs-CRP: what each measures, what misleads, and what to do.

  • 5 markers
  • Quick referral guide

Referral Templates

Tool 02

A letter shell plus wording for 15 reasons to refer, urgency routes and a reply slip.

  • Editable
  • 15 referral reasons

Screening Protocols

Tool 03

Health history, blood pressure, body composition and finger-prick testing, with dental treatment thresholds.

  • 4 protocols
  • Editable history

Patient Education Guides

Tool 04

Six one-page handouts ready to print, plus chairside phrases matched to the evidence.

  • 6 handouts
  • Chairside phrases
Menopause and Oral Health: free 10-page guide by Dr. Lucy Hooper
FREE 10-PAGE GUIDE

FREE BONUS FROM DR. LUCY HOOPER

Menopause and Oral Health

Not ready to enrol yet? Start with Lucy's free guide on what changes in the mouth around menopause and how it connects to whole-body health.

  • Five oral changes to recognise around menopause
  • Links to cardiovascular, autoimmune and Alzheimer's disease
  • Six questions every dentist should ask women in midlife
GET THE FREE GUIDE

Read it online, plus a printable PDF in your inbox.

Dr. Lucy Hooper, London-based GP and co-founder of Coyne Medical.

COURSE INSTRUCTOR

Dr. Lucy Hooper

MB BS MRCGP MA BSc DRCOG DCH

@drlucyhooper

Dr. Lucy Hooper is a London-based GP and co-founder of Coyne Medical. She graduated with honours from Imperial College London and completed postgraduate diplomas in child health and obstetrics & gynaecology, alongside a Master's in Medical Ethics & Law from the University of Manchester. She is a Member of the Royal College of General Practitioners.

Her clinical work focuses on women's health, paediatric care, and shared decision-making — the conversation, not the lecture. Her background in medical ethics keeps her care both clinically sound and grounded in what's right for the patient.

  • Imperial College London — graduated with honours
  • Member of the Royal College of General Practitioners (MRCGP)
  • Master's in Medical Ethics & Law, University of Manchester
  • Diplomas in child health and obstetrics & gynaecology
  • Co-founder, Coyne Medical
Dr. Hugh Coyne, London-based GP and co-founder of Coyne Medical.

COURSE INSTRUCTOR

Dr. Hugh Coyne

MB BS BSc PgDip MRCGP DRCOG DCH

@DrHughCoyne

Dr. Hugh Coyne is a London-based GP and co-founder of Coyne Medical, a prevention-first private family practice he runs with his wife, Dr. Lucy Hooper. He trained at Imperial College London and holds postgraduate diplomas in obstetrics & gynaecology, child health, and sports & exercise medicine.

He and Lucy built Coyne Medical to practise medicine the way they were trained to — with the time to actually listen, and a focus on preventing and catching disease early. He argues that dentists are sitting on one of the biggest opportunities in healthcare: patients see their dentist more regularly than their doctor, which makes the dentist, not the physician, the one with the most consistent view of their health.

He's also the son of a paediatric dentist — a detail he leads with, and credits for most of what he knows about the mouth as a window to the body.

  • Imperial College London — medical training
  • Member of the Royal College of General Practitioners (MRCGP)
  • Diplomas in obstetrics & gynaecology and child health
  • Diploma in sports & exercise medicine
  • Co-founder, Coyne Medical

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

ARTICLES

Five Blood Markers Every Dentist Should Read Before Treatment Planning

A practical starter panel — HbA1c, hs-CRP, vitamin D, renal function, and CBC — and what each one changes about how you treat.

What a Bachelor Party Can Teach You About Your Patient's Heart

Advanced lipid markers (ApoB and Lp(a)) explained simply — and why the dentist is often the only clinician positioned to surface them.

A dentist reviewing a patient's chart, connecting oral findings to whole-body health.

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Most patients in your chair this week are bringing a story their GP hasn't had time to hear — and this course is what to do with it. Start with one session for $395 if you'd rather test the fit.

Dentistry & Whole-Body Health

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