Mary Mowbray
Bio
Mary Mowbray is a registered dental hygienist, innovator and educator in all area of oral health, widely respected among her peers both here and overseas.
Mary is the director and owner of the Dental Hygiene Clinic in Auckland, New Zealand. The first stand alone dental hygiene clinic in New Zealand.
At the Dental Hygiene Clinic, Mary offer all aspects of dental hygiene therapy within the scope of practice. Her special interests include compromised patients, implant disease patients and TMD.
Along with being visitor lecturer at both universities in NZ, Mary is also the Chief Executive of the Institute of Dental Hygiene (encouraging, professional development of dental professionals globally)
Graduated from the School of Dental Hygiene in the UK in 1978, Mary worked with the school dental service in the UK implementing dental health into the curriculum in every school in the county of Sussex, followed by general practice and Periodontist practice specialising in dental implants for over 20 years. Mary lectures on many aspects of dental hygiene throughout Asia Pacific and future afield in the South Africa, UK, Europe and now the Middle East.
Founder and Founder President of the NZDHA, Editor of the NZDHA newsletter, IFDH delegate for many years, has kept Mary at the forefront of dental hygiene professional development.
Presentation Title: Issues with the Tissues - guiding compromised patients to better health
Abstract: With the ever-increasing range of drugs prescribed for our population and the longevity of our aging population, it is important to understand the oral manifestation that can occur in our patient’s oral cavity. From compromised patients with multi pharmaceutical prescriptions to auto immune disease issues, the oral cavity can indicate that there may be a situation that needs our care and knowledge to improve the healing and comfort of our patients.
With all of us performing oral cancer screening, assessing the tissues, and referring our patients for specialist opinions, it is our duty to ensure the oral cavity is at its optimal level of health. We need to continue to have a better understanding about the oral inflammatory burden, which adds to increase signs and symptoms of lesions and to the whole-body connection. We should improve inter-disciplinary healthcare and collaboration and be aware of the mouth-body systemic health links.
This lecture is designed to help dental professionals update their knowledge, so they can provide patients with information to gain an optimal level of oral health, with minimal intervention.
Course goals:
- Discuss the importance of oral cancer screening and review trends
- Understand the oral implications of systemic diseases.
- Hydration - dehydration in relationship to the oral cavity
- Discuss dietary counselling
- Understand the oral manifestations of some pharmaceutical reactions.
- Understand home care requirements for compromised patients.
Course outcomes:
- To gain confidence and be able provide a clear and distinct review of oral cancer screening
- Dental professionals will be able to identify and manage problems related to the oral cavity.
- To understand common problems encountered with auto immune diseases in connection to the oral cavity
- To be able to provide guidance for patients regarding diet
- To understand the importance of hydration and a balanced oral cavity.
- To gain an understanding of reactions in the oral cavity that may be linked to pharmaceuticals
- To learn oral hygiene techniques to support good oral health.
- To be able to develop a maintenance program for patients.
