Optimizing Surgery Outcomes - A Conversation with Dr. Katie Lee on Inflammation Reduction and Oral Health Enhancement

Clinical work tends to be siloed, but the connection between mouth and body accounts for a lot of what goes wrong. During this conversation, we are joined by Dr. Katie Lee, a General Dentist practicing in Denver, and the author of Saved by the Mouth, a book educating patients and practitioners on the relationship between the health of the mouth and the rest of the body. You’ll hear about Dr. Lee’s book and its intended audiences, bad bacteria, and the risk that inflammation and infection pose during surgery. We discuss testing prior to operating, why disease prevention is extra important when a patient has implants, and how diet and nutrition impact inflammation. Our discussion also touches on the appropriate number of incisions, why it is essential to understand that insurers are not clinically qualified, and much more. Thanks for joining us! 

Key Points From This Episode:

• Introducing this episode’s guest, Dr. Katie Lee, a General Dentist practicing in Denver, Colorado. 
• Her book, Saved by the Mouth, and the audience it is intended for. 
• Mitigating inflammation by improving oral health.
• The relationship between bad bacteria and MMPA. 
• The risk that inflammation and infection pose during surgery. 
• How providers can support patients to protect them during the process.
• Why she encourages clinicians to use bacteria testing, with a preference for IL6 Gene Mutation Test.
• Why disease prevention is extra important when there are implants.
• Making sure that a patient starts at the lowest level of inflammation possible.
• The role of diet in causing inflammation and what you can do to prevent it.
• Why it is so important to understand that insurance companies are not clinicians. 
• The relationship between incisions and infection. 
• Why Dr. Lee would do oral DNA tests, vitamin readings, and SRP prior to surgery. 
• Her coaching work with clinicians helping them to integrate these practices. 

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

Dr. Katie McCann Lee — https://katieleedds.com/

Dr. Katie Lee on LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/in/katieleedds/

Dr. Katie Lee on Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/katieleedds/

Dr. Katie Lee Email — katie@katieleedds.com

Saved by the Mouth — https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CHL7QZF9

Everyday Oral Surgery Website — https://www.everydayoralsurgery.com/ 

Everyday Oral Surgery on Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/everydayoralsurgery/ 

Everyday Oral Surgery on Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/EverydayOralSurgery/

Dr. Grant Stucki Email — grantstucki@gmail.com

Dr. Grant Stucki Phone — 720-441-6059