Title: Identify risk factors for periodontal disease.
Course: Dental Careers I (14054-I) > Section: Examining Preventive Dentistry and Nutrition

Identification should include risk factors such as

- substance use
- diet/nutrition
- vaping/tobacco use
- diabetes
- poor oral hygiene
- compromised immune response
- malocclusion
- stress
- medications.

Process/Skill Questions:

- How does the use of various tobacco products affect periodontal health?
- What are the health benefits of using a mouth guard?
- What questions could one ask a patient to identify the cause of local periodontal disease?