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5 February 2024

Insights from 果冻影院 Eastman Dental Institute at the 7th International Olympic Commission (IOC) World Conference held in Monaco, France

IOC Conference 2024 Monaco 果冻影院 Eastman

The聽International Olympic Committee聽World Conference on Prevention of Injury & Illness in Sport, held every three years, is the premier international conference for聽sport and exercise medicine and science with 1100 delegates attending. The diverse conference faculty represent the pre-eminent international authorities in injury and illness prevention.聽果冻影院 Eastman Dental Institute was well represented with five research presentations and an invited workshop linking oral health, sport & physical activity and general health & performance. There was substantial interest in the integration of oral health and the alignment with the United Nations sustainable development goals 3 (good health and wellbeing) and 10 (reduced inequalities).

  • Professor Jacopo Buti: 鈥淥ral Health Status and Physical Fitness in Law Enforcement Workers聽鈥.
  • Dr Peter Fine: 鈥淚s there a link between the increased consumption of sports drinks and dental decay in elite athletes鈥?聽
  • Professor Ian Needleman: 鈥淎cute effects of intensive physical activity on saliva biomarkers of health protection. A systematic review and meta-analysis鈥.
  • Dr Julie Gallagher: 鈥淒ental pellicle modification to prevent dental erosion in athletes鈥.
  • Dr John Haughey: 鈥淒o athletes and their sports medicine team know when to replace a mouthguard鈥?
  • Professor Needleman and Dr Gallagher: 聽Workshop: 鈥淭he easiest marginal gain is a smile:) Oral health for sports medicine鈥.

    Further information

  • Main image (left to right) 果冻影院 Eastman: Dr John Haughley, Dr Peter Fine, Dr Julie Gallagher, Prof Ian Needleman and Prof Jacopo Buti

  • 果冻影院 Eastman Centre for Oral Health and Performance