Oral Health and Chronic Disease in Women: Understanding the Connections

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Oral Health and Chronic Disease in Women: Understanding the Connections

Recorded for 2025 National Conference

Credit(s):

1 Contact Hour(s) of CE; 0.35 of which may be applied towards Pharmacology

Program Number:

25057242

Original Program Date:

June 20, 2025

Duration:

1 hour

Access:

Available until July 15, 2026

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Activity Duration

Content Expires:

July 15, 2026 (11:55 p.m. CT)
CE for this activity will not be available after this date.

This CE activity was recorded for the 2025 AANP National Conference.

This activity includes closed captioning.

Delivery Note: The content for this activity was previously presented during the 2025 AANP National Conference. If you already completed the content of this activity while attending the live or virtual conference, you should not complete this content a second time. Learners should only complete ONE delivery-method to earn credit. Completing multiple delivery options for the same activity is considered duplicate credit for the same content and will not be accepted by regulatory bodies.

Overview
Oral health is a critical component of overall well-being for both men and women and has been strongly linked to outcomes and management of chronic diseases. Hormones influence the health of women, impacting their risk for chronic disease as well as periodontitis and caries. For women, hormonal changes throughout their lives can significantly influence oral health, often leading to issues like gingivitis, periodontitis, and dry mouth. The oral pH and gut microbiome need to be considered in women as there are differences between them and men. Poor oral health can worsen conditions such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and respiratory infections, and these chronic conditions can worsen oral health. Moreover, medications frequently prescribed for chronic disease management, including hormone replacement therapy, antihypertensives, antidepressants, and antidiabetics, can have adverse effects on oral health, contributing to dry mouth, gum inflammation, and oral infections, among other adverse effects. The impact of this causality dilemma on patient health is crucial for all nurse practitioners to be aware of and consider in their practice, whether in the hospital or clinic. Understanding these connections between oral and women's health is vital for healthcare providers to offer comprehensive care and improve patient outcomes, particularly for chronic diseases.

Objectives

Discuss the impact of hormones on oral health across a woman's lifespan.
Provide attendees with background information relating oral health to chronic disease management concerns.
Discuss the impact of medications commonly used for chronic disease management that can affect oral health.

Speaker
Christina Dzioba, PhD, APRN, WHNP-BC, FNP-BC, BC-ADM, CNE

Disclosure
This program was planned in accordance with AANP CE Standards and Policies.

The speaker has the following disclosures:

I have nothing to disclose.

Disclaimer
Individuals who have contributed to the CE Center (content originally from the 2025 AANP National Conference) were carefully selected for their knowledge and experience in the subject area under review. This presentation is informational only and may contain opinions of the authors from their personal experience that do not necessarily express the opinions of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP). The activity may contain discussion of published and/or investigational uses of agents that are not indicated by the FDA. Please refer to the official prescribing information for each product for discussion of approved indications, contraindications, and warnings. Clinical practice is a constantly changing process and new information becomes available every day. Neither AANP nor the contributing individuals can warrant that the material will continue to be accurate, nor do they warrant that the material is completely free of errors upon publication. Attendees and participants should appraise the information presented critically and are encouraged to consult appropriate resources for any product or device mentioned in this program.

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1 Contact Hour(s) of CE,
0.35 of which may be applied towards Pharmacology