(6106) JADA Focus: Rare Diseases and Precision Medicine in Dentistry

Friday, October 9, 2026

10:30am - 12:00pm ET

CE: 1.5

Moderator(s)

J. Timothy T. Wright, D.D.S., M.S.

Professor, Pediatrics and Dental Public Health
UNC, Pediatric Dentistry and Public Health
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

Speaker(s)

Joel L. Schwartz, D.M.D., D. Med. Sc. (he/him/his)

Professor, Oral Medicine
University of Illinois, Chicago
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Beau Meyer, D.D.S., M.P.H.

Associate Professor Pediatrics
The Ohio State University College of Dentistry
Columbus, Ohio, United States

Disclosure(s):

J. Timothy T. Wright, DDS, MS: No relevant disclosure to display

Joel L. Schwartz, D.MD, D. Med. Sc.: No financial relationships to disclose

Beau Meyer, DDS, MPH: No financial relationships to disclose

Transform personalized patient care with cutting-edge science. This dynamic session explores two complementary virtual Special Issues—Precision Medicine in Dentistry and Rare Diseases—that revolutionize how you diagnose and treat patients. Discover how emerging genomic insights, salivary diagnostics and artificial intelligence are reshaping prevention and treatment strategies for common oral conditions while simultaneously addressing the unique diagnostic and therapeutic challenges posed by rare craniofacial and systemic disorders. Master evolving frameworks for risk-based, data-driven care and structured diagnostic approaches that enable precision medicine in your practice. Learn interdisciplinary management strategies and emerging therapies including protein replacement and gene-based treatments. Understand how bridging precision approaches across prevalent and rare diseases expands your diagnostic capabilities, enhances treatment outcomes and positions your practice at the forefront of personalized dentistry.

Learning Objectives:

Understand bacteria and vrus oncogenesis overlap and amplies chemical carcinogenesis.
Understand approaches to diagnosing rare diseases and using team approaches for patient care. Oral to non-oral inflammatory networks drive systemic diseases.
Examine emerging precision approaches in oral cancer management, caries control and periodontal care. Oral microbiome's role effects accurate precision medicine.
Analyze how genomic data, salivary biomarkers and artificial intelligence support predictive and individualized treatment strategies in dentistry