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Dentistry is medicine: Why oral health drives overall health with Dr. Samir Abou-Ayash

Straumann® ProTalk

Release Date: 03/19/2026

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In this Straumann ProTalk, Prof. Dr. Samir Abou-Ayash explains why dentistry is medicine - directly linked to systemic health, immunity, and wellbeing through oral function like chewing and breathing.

He shares key insights from ITI Consensus 2023 on patient-reported outcomes, oral function, and chewing efficiency, including why overdentures can match fixed full-arch results. The episode also explores implant care in aging patients and how digital dentistry - from intraoral scanners to scannable healing abutments - is transforming workflows, while challenges like fragmented systems continue to slow adoption.

 

00:00 Why dentistry is medicine

06:00 Research that improves patient outcomes

21:40 ITI findings: PROMs and chewing efficiency

27:40 Implants in aging patients

31:20 Overdentures vs fixed solutions

36:30 Digital dentistry game changers

42:30 Barriers to digital workflow adoption

48:30 Engaging the next generation

59:20 Key takeaways