Learn Skin with Dr. Raja and Dr. Hadar - Episode 115: Is Tropism Dead? Commensals, Pathobionts, and Pathogens Unite!

Episode 115: Is Tropism Dead? Commensals, Pathobionts, and Pathogens Unite!

04/14/22 • 30 min

Ready to get real specific? Our expert is too. This week we’re joined by Dr. Mark Cannon, as he looks at specific pathogens and how they can affect total body health. Each Thursday, join Dr. Raja and Dr. Hadar, board certified dermatologists, as they share the latest evidence based research in integrative dermatology. To learn more about the oral microbiome connection, attend Dr. Cannon's lecture at the 2022 Integrative Dermatology Symposium. Mark L. Cannon, DDS, MS is a Professor of Otolaryngology, Division of Dentistry at Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, an Attending Physician at Ann and Robert Lurie Children’s Hospital and a member of the International Association of Pediatric Dentistry. In addition to being the founder of Associated Dental Specialists of Long Grove (1981); he is the Research Coordinator of the Pediatric Dental residency program at Ann and Robert Lurie Children’s Hospital, Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Cannon has 40 years of experience in pediatric dentistry and has presented lectures both nationally and internationally. He lectures on many oral health topics including evolutionary oral medicine, the gateway microbiomes, biologic and bioactive dental materials (patents owner), probiotics, and all aspects of everyday Pediatric oral health. Dr. Cannon has humbly accepted two invitations by the Karolinska Institutet, first to the Nobel Forum (2016) and secondly to the Nobel Assembly (2017). Most of all, Dr. Cannon is the proud father of five, all of whom are very accomplished. He is also a very proud grandfather!

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