Date: June 24, 2025 | 7:00 PM CST/8:00 PM EST
Duration: 1 Hour
Credits: 1
Presenter: Anne O. Rice, RDH, BS, FAAOSH, CDP
Sponsor: Haleon
Cost: Free
Dental erosion is the gradual loss of enamel and dentin from acid exposure, unrelated to bacteria. It’s increasingly common due to modern diets and habits. Causes include intrinsic factors like acid reflux and eating disorders, and extrinsic ones such as acidic foods, drinks, and vaping. Erosion can lead to sensitivity, aesthetic issues, and functional problems. Prevention involves reducing acid exposure, supporting saliva’s protective role, and using remineralizing agents.
Learning Objectives
- Recognize the multifactorial causes of dental erosion, including dietary acids, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), eating disorders, illegal drug use, and vaping.
- Evaluate the severity of dental erosion using clinical indices such as the Basic Erosive Wear Examination (BEWE).
- Implement preventive strategies tailored to the patient’s risk factors to reduce further enamel and dentin loss.
- Apply evidence-based therapeutic interventions, including pH-neutralizing agents, remineralization therapies, and lifestyle modifications, to manage and mitigate erosion progression.
Presented By
Anne O. Rice, RDH, BS, FAAOSH, CDP has been a clinical dental hygienist for 35 years, is a speaker, writer, and consultant. She created Oral Systemic Seminars in 2017 and now devotes much of her time, focus and study to dementia prevention. She is a preceptor for the Bale/Doneen method, a Certified Dementia Practitioner and a Longevity Specialist with the Alzheimer’s Research and Prevention Foundation, where she has also developed curriculum. Anne is a Fellow with The American Academy for Oral Systemic Health and serves on the advisory board. Anne is currently on Cloud Dentistry’s Empowering Women in Dentistry board and has a column for RDH magazine focusing on oral systemic health. She is serving on their 2025 editorial advisory board and has joined O’Hehir University editorial advisory board for their International Journal of Oral Health Behavior Change Research. Anne was a 2024 recipient of Sunstar’s Award of Distinction and in 2021 Anne published her manuscript Alzheimer’s Disease and Oral-Systemic Health Bidirectional Care Integration Improving Outcomes for Frontiers. She was included in an International Consortium of a diverse network of brain researchers, clinicians and institutions who support Alzheimer’s prevention. Her consulting has brought her to Weill Cornell Medical Center’s Alzheimer’s Prevention Clinic, Florida Atlantic College Center for Brain Health, the Atria Institute and Florida Institute Neurodegeneration Diseases under the direction of Dr. Richard Isaacson.
Supported in part through an unrestricted educational grant by:
Course Includes
- 1 Lesson
- Course Certificate
CE credit(s): 1
Course Type: Live Webinar
Published Date: June 24, 2025
This continuing education (CE) activity was developed by Endeavor Business Media with no commercial support.
This course was written for dentists, dental hygienists, and dental assistants, from novice to skilled.
Educational methods: This course is a self-instructional journal and web activity.
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