Description
June 14, 2026 | 1-3 EST | 2 Hours CE credits
Course Description
This webinar explores the potential connections between dental metal allergies, bioelectric interactions, and systemic health outcomes. Participants will gain an overview of hypersensitivity reactions to dental metals along with the possible role of galvanic and bioelectric interactions between dissimilar metals in the oral cavity and orthopedic implants.
Through clinical case reviews, this course will examine reported associations between dental metal allergies, galvanism, and a range of systemic presentations. Attendees will also learn how these conditions may present in practice and how to recognize clinical patterns that may be overlooked.
An overview of diagnostic tools, clinical considerations, and patient management approaches will also be presented.
Learning Objectives
- Identify signs and symptoms of dental metal hypersensitivity
- Explain bioelectricity and galvanism with dissimilar metals
- Describe interactions between dental and orthopedic metals and potential systemic effects
- Recognize patient patterns through case examples
- Review diagnostic tools for metal allergies and sensitivities
- Discuss patient communication and management strategies
- Understand the role of diet in immune response and metal reactivity
Dr. Dianna Cortese graduated from NYU College of Dentistry, with Honors in Oral Medicine and Pathology and was the recipient of the American Academy of Oral Medicine Award. She is a biological dentist with clinical experience in Dental Oncology and Sleep Dentistry. Dr. Cortese serves as Head of Research for the International Academy of Biological Dentistry and Medicine (IABDM) and is dedicated to advancing education and research in the field of biological dentistry.
Dr Scott Schroeder graduated from Washington State University (WSU) in 1984. After further studies at the California College of Podiatric Medicine he received his Doctorate of Podiatric Medicine in 1988 and completed his surgical residency in San Francisco. In the last 10 years of his 30+ year surgical practice, he removed over 1,000 metal implants in over 400 patients and has seen extraordinary improvements in his patients’ health as a result. Through his careful observations and experiments in the operating room, Dr Schroeder appears to have discovered what could be a very important relationship between dental and orthopedic metals. He believes we all need to communicate better between specialties with the goal of improving the health of our patients. Dr Schroeder is an International speaker on the subject of Metal Allergies & Reactions.