Dent2Health Conference 2026: Bridging Oral and Systemic Health

The fifth annual Dent2Health conference will take place in Malmö on October 7, bringing together leading experts, researchers, clinicians, and innovators from dentistry, healthcare, and life science.

This year’s programme will explore key topics at the intersection of oral and systemic health, including the links between oral health and menopause, periodontitis and coronary heart disease, as well as the emerging role of salivary biomarkers in the diagnosis of oral and systemic diseases.

The conference offers a platform for knowledge exchange, networking and cross-disciplinary collaboration.

The Dent2Health conference is part of the broader Dent2Health initiative, managed by Medeon Science Park. The initiative is dedicated to bridging oral and systemic health through collaboration between academia, industry, healthcare, and the public sector, with the aim of advancing innovation and improving human health and wellbeing.

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LOCATION
STUDIO, Nordenskiöldsgatan 24 211 19 Malmö

PROGRAM

08:30
Registration and Coffee

09:00
Welcome and introduction
Magdalena Almén, Medeon Science Park, Lisa Kirsebom, moderator

09:15
Salivary biomarkers: the potential for diagnosis of oral and systemic disease
Melissa Grant, University of Birmingham

09:55
Oral healthcare as a platform for early detection and prevention of disease
Helena Domeij, Statens beredning för medicinsk och social utvärdering (SBU)

10:25
Coffee break

10:50
Genome-wide association study of dental caries in children and young adults reveals shared genetic architecture with cardiometabolic traits
Torben Hansen, University of Copenhagen

11:30
AVOLA - a new network for Health
Björn Klinge, Malmö University, Karolinska Institutet

11:50
Title TBA
Jakob Axelsson, BioGaia AB

12:20
Lunch

13:30
Menopause and oral health: An overlooked connection
Betty Wassenius, Wassenius Health AB, Tandläkarna Wassenius 

14:00
Periodontitis and coronary heart disease: from association to prevention
Daniel Jönsson, Lund University

14:30
Coffee break

14:55
Antibiotics in dental implant surgery - balancing benefits with risks
Palwasha Momand, Malmö University

15:20
From saliva to diagnosis: omics-informed development of an AI-driven electrochemical sensing platform for early detection of periodontitis
Shariel Sayardoust, Linköping University

15:40
Panel discussion

16:00
Concluding remarks






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Magdalena Almén

Strategic Area Manager