Dr. Uche Odiatu Wellness/Health & Nutrition Toronto, ON Canada,

  • Co-author, Fit for the LOVE of It!  and The Miracle of Health
  • Certified personal trainer, yoga instructor, boot camp instructor and licensed ZUMBA instructor 
  • Guest expert on 400 TV and radio shows

Friday Courses
Fr7015 - Build an Unstoppable You: Where You End & Your Gut Health Begins!
Time: 8 - 10 AM
Room: GWCC, A412
Type: Lectures    Handouts: No
Dentist Fee: $0.00  Other Fee: $0.00
AGD Code: 150

Our gut flora makes very powerful anti-inflammatory agents when fed key nutrients. Learn what impacts gut integrity (antibiotics, jet lag, fast food, artificial sweeteners), and what we dental pros can do to help patients and ourselves. Microbiome impacts overall health as much as our genes, and the number one way to influence is your diet. We will identify ways you can help lower your and your patients’ inflammatory burdens and improve emotional, immune and brain health as well as metabolism and digestion

Fr5036 - Zen Body 50
Time: 11 AM - 12 PM
Room: Omni, Chestnut
Type: Workshops    Handouts: No
Dentist Fee: $50.00  Other Fee: $50.00
AGD Code: 150

Lifelong athlete, practicing dentist and NSCA Certified Personal Trainer, Certified Yoga Instructor and Certified Boot Camp Instructor, Dr. Odiatu will guide you through a 30–60 minute series of exercises to tone and move your muscles, joints and bones. Beginner to intermediate. Receive the components of a time efficient complete exercise program for the busiest dental professional, discover the value of adding flexibility and balance to your workouts and gain insight into a time efficient way of moving and toning your high-performance body.

Fr6087 - Maximum Immunity: Your Patients' Lives Depend on It!
Time: 2 - 4 PM
Room: GWCC, A406
Type: Lectures    Handouts: No
Dentist Fee: $95.00  Other Fee: $65.00
AGD Code: 150

With the recent global pandemic, a healthy immune system is on everyone’s mind. Vaccinations have been front and center, but how else can we support the 300 types of immune cells? Dental professionals have known for years that the body is better able to fight infections if there is optimum oral health. Gain insights on how you can FORTIFY your patients’ natural defenses, reduce disease risk and increase healing.

Saturday Courses
Sa7032 - Transform Your Body Transform Your Life
Time: 9 - 10:30 AM
Room: GWCC, A302
Type: Lectures    Handouts: No
Dentist Fee: $0.00  Other Fee: $0.00
AGD Code: 150

Physically active professionals have better cognitive ability and more zest for life than their inactive counterparts. Become motivated to eat soundly, exercise regularly and develop a fitness mindset as you learn how your health & vitality impacts your productivity and energy at the office and at home. Develop a stronger brain, memory and reaction time. Discover new wellness strategies to end muscle ache and pain from repetitive movements and sustained postures.

Sa7041 - Your Inflamed Patient: Making Sense of What Strokes the Flames
Time: 12:30 - 2 PM
Room: GWCC, Total Health Pavilion
Type: Lectures    Handouts: No
Dentist Fee: $0.00  Other Fee: $0.00
AGD Code: 150

Want to learn about “permanent lifestyle change” and SLASH your patients’ disease risk? We will discuss the avalanche of evidence demonstrating the connection between your patients’ mouths and modern lifestyle habits: lack of sleep (saps their discipline), shift work (after 4 night-shifts blood sugar is elevated), poorly managed stress (shows up in every cell of their body), overeating (high fat and processed food boosts inflammation), and sedentary living. And the oral environment has far reaching effects on the entire body!