PERIO ATLANTA × IDM SCHOLAR SOCIETY
NOT YOUR AVERAGE CE.
An immersive continuing education experience connecting oral health, sleep, saliva, metabolic health and real-world clinical implementation.
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Explore how salivary testing can inform clinical conversations and care.
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Connect oral findings with sleep, airway and broader health considerations.
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Explore the intersection of systemic wellness, microbes and oral health.
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Turn new clinical knowledge into workflows your team can actually use.
FEATURED FACULTY
Two perspectives connecting dentistry, airway, salivary diagnostics and oral-systemic health
Dentistry • Airway • Total Wellness
Dr. Wilkerson's work emphasizes dentistry's expanding role in recognizing sleep-related breathing concerns and connecting oral findings with total health.
Advocates for dentists and hygienists as important screeners for possible airway obstruction and sleep-disordered breathing.
Frames the dental team as a potential “gatekeeper” for systemic inflammation and total wellness.
Connects oral pathogens, sleep apnea, lifestyle factors and systemic health in clinical education.
Saliva Hacker • Salivary Diagnostics • Oral-Systemic Health
Known as the “Saliva Hacker,” Lora Hooper is President of the Integrative Dental Medicine Scholar Society and Co-Founder of SalivaryAI. With more than 30 years of experience in dental hygiene and integrative care, she helps dental professionals translate oral-systemic science and salivary diagnostics into practical clinical care.
Developed the “Test. Treat. Repopulate.™” approach to saliva-guided oral microbiome care.
Educator, speaker, and coach focused on implementing saliva testing in dental practices.
Among the first dental hygienists to work in a cardiology practice integrating oral-systemic care.
It starts with the airway
Look beyond isolated symptoms and follow the pathways connection breathing, oral health and whole-body care.
Airway shapes sleep
Move from structure to function - exploring how the oral cavity and upper airway fit into a broader clinical picture.
Oral health is systemic
Saliva, sleep and metabolic health are not separate conversations. This experience connects the dots.
Bring it back to practice
Turn the science into practical, collaborative care your team can actually implement.
Save this section before event day. The event is at Terry College of Business, UGA Buckhead Campus.
Here's the quickest way into the Live Oak Square parking deck and from the deck into the building.
Turn from Lenox Road NE onto Kingsboro Road NE.
Deck entrance is on the left at the “Welcome to Live Oak Square” signage.
Your license plate is scanned automatically when you enter.
Go to Level 4 of the parking deck.
Take the pedestrian walkway into One Live Oak.
Level 4 of the deck connects to the building's 2nd-floor lobby; use the elevators from there.
Maximum garage clearance is 6'7".
Parking validations apply only to the attached Live Oak Square deck.
If you receive a validation QR code, scan it at the exit kiosk.
By car: approximately 25–35 minutes and about 18 miles, depending on traffic. Follow I-75 North, then GA-400 North toward Buckhead/Cumming, take Exit 2 for Lenox Rd/Buckhead, and continue to 3475 Lenox Rd NE. On-site parking is in the attached garage with the entrance on Kingsboro Road.
From the Airport Station, take the Gold Line northbound toward Doraville and exit at Lenox Station. The center is approximately 0.3 miles away—about a 5–7 minute walk east on Lenox Road NE. A short rideshare from Lenox Station is also an option.
The garage scans your plate when you exit and calculates the parking fee. If you were provided a parking validation, hold its QR code to the scanner at the exit kiosk. Exit gates remain open after 8:00 p.m. on weekdays and throughout the weekend.
Join us in Atlanta for a two-day CE experience on February 5–6, 2027.
15 Hours CE Credit
February 5–6, 2027
Terry College of Business • UGA Buckhead Campus
3475 Lenox Road NE, Suite 300, Atlanta, GA 30326
Parking Included
Lunch Provided
Early Bird Deadline: December 15, 2026
Perio Atlanta × IDM Scholar Society
Your mouth and metabolism are more connected than you might think. But what happens when you move beyond the research and experience the science for yourself?
With our optional Combined Saliva and Blood Sugar Testing/Monitoring experience, explore what ImpetusDX saliva testing can reveal about oral health and how Dexcom continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) helps visualize glucose patterns over time.
See how insights from saliva testing and continuous glucose monitoring can help connect the dots between oral and systemic health—bringing the science of whole-person dentistry into sharper focus.
Make the Science Personal. +$100
EVENT INFORMATION
We understand that plans can change. Refund requests must be submitted by email at least 72 hours before the workshop begins.
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Requests received less than 72 hours before the workshop begins may not be eligible for a refund. All refund requests are subject to review and approval by Perio Atlanta. Approved refunds will be issued to the original payment method.
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