The oral microbiome’s role in systemic health – lunch & learn

The conversation about the microbiome in the past few decades has centered mostly on the GI tract. Its role in health cannot be overstated, but there’s more to it!

The mouth and its microbial inhabitants play a pivotal role in this discussion – both in their own right and as contributors to gastrointestinal health.

Join us for a lively conversation as Jill Carnahan, MD, Ariana Ebrahimian, DDS and Jocelyn Strand, ND discuss the importance of the oral microbiome and its relationship to systemic health.

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Moderator:

Jill Fredenburg
Content Marketing Manager, New Hope Network

Speakers:

Jill Carnahan, MD
Medical Director, Flatiron Functional Medicine

Dr. Jill Carnahan, MD, is a physician and functional medicine practitioner board certified in both family medicine and integrative holistic medicine. She is the Medical Director of Flatiron Functional Medicine, a clinic that specializes in searching for the underlying triggers that contribute to illness through tailored lab testing and a broad range of clinical protocols and services.

Considered an expert in the field of functional medicine, Dr. Jill has been featured in Shape, Parade, Forbes, MindBodyGreen.com, First for Women and The Huffington Post and has appeared as a guest on NBC News. Herself a survivor of breast cancer, Crohn’s disease and toxic mold illness, Dr. Jill recently authored the memoir, Unexpected: Finding Resilience through Functional Medicine, Science and Faith.

Ariana Ebrahimian, DDS
Functional Dentist, Ebrahimian Integrative Dentistry

Dr. Ariana Ebrahimian, DDS, brings an integrative, root-cause approach to her work as a functional dentist. A respected practitioner, speaker and educator, she is an active member of industry-leading professional organizations, including the American Academy of Oral-Systemic Health and the Institute for Functional Medicine. She has been a featured expert on functional dentistry for PBS, Authority magazine and Nutrition Business Journal.

Jocelyn Strand, ND
Director of Clinical Education and Research, Biocidin Botanicals

Jocelyn Strand, ND, is Director of Clinical Education and Research for Biocidin Botanicals. She monitors and participates in research, trains clinicians and is a respected and engaging speaker. Before joining Biocidin Botanicals in 2019, Dr. Strand was a primary care provider in private practice for 11 years specializing in GI system disorders, Lyme disease and autoimmune conditions.

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