The Dental Slang Podcast

Whole-Body Health with Dr. Hugh Coyne

Dr. Hugh Coyne with host Dr. Reza Ardalan

About this episode

Dr. Hugh Coyne, a London family physician and the son of a pediatric dentist, built Coyne Medical to practice the preventive medicine a 10-minute appointment doesn't allow. He makes the case that dentists are sitting on screening opportunities most haven't recognized yet.

Inside this episode

The short blood panel any dental practice can start with: HbA1c, highly sensitive CRP, vitamin D, renal function, and a full blood count
Why vitamin D supplementation without vitamin K2 may direct calcium into the wrong tissues, including arterial walls
How a UK Biobank study of more than 400,000 people linked elevated hs-CRP to a 61% higher risk of cardiovascular death in patients otherwise considered well
What the 87% of patients open to in-chair screening tells you about how to introduce blood testing in your practice without losing trust
The rule of halves for blood pressure, and why a 158 reading caught on a second visit can be profoundly consequential for a patient's long-term survival
How the oral microbiome model has shifted from pathogen elimination to ecosystem restoration, and what that changes about prevention
Why P. gingivalis turns up in rheumatoid arthritis tissue, and how oral pathogens correlate with colorectal, pancreatic, and esophageal cancers
The bachelor-party analogy for apolipoprotein B and lipoprotein(a), and why every dentist should know their own Lp(a) number
What every dental practice needs to know before sedating a patient on a GLP-1 medication

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