2023 IADR/LAR General Session with WCPD
The 2023 IADR/LAR General Session & Exhibition with WCPD provided dental, oral, and craniofacial health scientists with the opportunity to present, discuss, and critique their latest and most cutting-edge research at a 100% in-person gathering in Bogotá, Colombia. The meeting was attended by 1,667 individuals from 76 countries.The recordings in this library from the meeting are a selection of the science that was presented at the General Session. These recordings give you the opportunity to participate in the meeting and hear from leading researchers. The recordings include IADR Distinguished Lecture Series speakers and symposia from a collection of scientific groups and networks.
This session can be purchased as part of the full meeting recordings within the product bundles
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Session Description
Breastfeeding is a healthy natural practice. The literature indicates that breastfeeding is possibly the health behaviour that compasses the wider variety of positive outcomes for both mother and baby. According to the conclusions of the Lancet Series on breastfeeding, “breastmilk makes the world healthier, smarter, and more equal”.
Despite all the widely accepted benefits of breastfeeding, there is one health outcome for which the literature has identified sustained breastfeeding as a potential risk factor: dental caries. Some studies have suggested that breastfeeding may affect feeding practices and taste preferences later in life. Infant’s dietary preferences as complimentary to breastfeeding and at weaning may, in turn, impact several health conditions, including dental caries. It is also plausible that sustained breastfeeding could affect the cariogenicity of the oral microbiota, since sugar represents around 40% of the mature breast milk energy, but this not clear in the literature.
Therefore, it is paramount to discuss the relationship between breastfeeding, dietary practices, and their potential role in the association between breastfeeding and dental caries. It is also important to assess how other factors may modify the association between sustained breastfeeding and dental caries, such as community water fluoridation. The symposium will promote this discussion from public health, nutrition, and oral health perspectives. It will provide an overview of the most up-to-date evidence on the topic, some novel evidence from birth cohort studies in Brazil, Australia, and the United States of America, and a discussion on public health messages for countries with distinct sociodemographic backgrounds.
Learning Objectives
Saturday, June 24, 2023
Session Organizer/Chair
Helena Schuch (Corresponding Organizer)
Diep Ha (Organizer)
Andrew Rugg-Gunn (Chair)
Presenters
Behavioral, Epidemiologic, and Health Services Research; Women in Science Network; Pediatric Oral Health Research; Nutrition Research; Cariology Research
CE Credits
1.5 Hours
Financial Interest Disclosure:
NONE
Breastfeeding is a healthy natural practice. The literature indicates that breastfeeding is possibly the health behaviour that compasses the wider variety of positive outcomes for both mother and baby. According to the conclusions of the Lancet Series on breastfeeding, “breastmilk makes the world healthier, smarter, and more equal”.
Despite all the widely accepted benefits of breastfeeding, there is one health outcome for which the literature has identified sustained breastfeeding as a potential risk factor: dental caries. Some studies have suggested that breastfeeding may affect feeding practices and taste preferences later in life. Infant’s dietary preferences as complimentary to breastfeeding and at weaning may, in turn, impact several health conditions, including dental caries. It is also plausible that sustained breastfeeding could affect the cariogenicity of the oral microbiota, since sugar represents around 40% of the mature breast milk energy, but this not clear in the literature.
Therefore, it is paramount to discuss the relationship between breastfeeding, dietary practices, and their potential role in the association between breastfeeding and dental caries. It is also important to assess how other factors may modify the association between sustained breastfeeding and dental caries, such as community water fluoridation. The symposium will promote this discussion from public health, nutrition, and oral health perspectives. It will provide an overview of the most up-to-date evidence on the topic, some novel evidence from birth cohort studies in Brazil, Australia, and the United States of America, and a discussion on public health messages for countries with distinct sociodemographic backgrounds.
Learning Objectives
- Examine the importance of breastfeeding on child health from the public health and nutrition perspectives and assess the evidence on the impacts of breastfeeding
on oral health - Understand the relationship between breastfeeding, feeding practices and preferences, and oral health
- Discuss an integrated, multidisciplinary approach, to maximize children’s benefits from breastfeeding
Saturday, June 24, 2023
Session Organizer/Chair
Helena Schuch (Corresponding Organizer)
Diep Ha (Organizer)
Andrew Rugg-Gunn (Chair)
Presenters
- Helena Schuch - Breastfeeding and dental caries, assessing the role of sugar consumption
- Teresa Marshall - Breastfeeding: public health and nutrition perspectives and its relationship with tasting preferences/food choices later on
- Diep Ha - Breastfeeding and feeding practices, and the role of breastfeeding on social inequalities in dental caries
Behavioral, Epidemiologic, and Health Services Research; Women in Science Network; Pediatric Oral Health Research; Nutrition Research; Cariology Research
CE Credits
1.5 Hours
NONE
