b'James Wilson, DMD. In lieu of a formal keynote speaker,Additional education highlights from the an educational session titled, When Bad Things Happen107th Annual Meeting include:to Good Tissue, will immediately follow.FCE6: The New Age of Marketing: The Later that day, attendees are invited to stop by theSecrets to Leveraging Social Media as Research Forum Poster Session. This popular feature ofa Marketing Tool for the Periodontal the AAP Annual Meeting provides a platform for sharingPracticeclinical research, basic research, and case reports. FCE3: Lasers: What Wavelength AreYou On?In the evening, a special reception on the exhibit floor will provide all attendees an opportunity to renew friendshipsReview the full CE program and events and catch up after a year apart.on the microsite and make plans to join your colleagues in Miami Beach, Nov. 4 -7. More educational highlights Register today at am2021.perio.org The Annual Meeting is known for great events and networking opportunities in an appealing location, but periodontists come back year after year to take advantage of four days of premier continuing education. GS2: Robert J. Genco Perio-Systemic Symposium November 5, 2 - 3 p.m. EDTJoin your colleagues for a special two-part symposium honoring the work and research of periodontal pioneer Dr. Robert J. Genco moderated by Dr. Purnima Kumar and presented by Drs. Alan C. Moses and Thomas E. Van Dyke.Symposium Session 1: Diabetes Mellitus: History Informs the FutureThis presentation will provide a survey of diabetes mellitus that covers the past, the present, and the future. In this 100 thyear of the isolation of insulin as a human therapeutic, scientific investigation continues to demonstrate the complexity of diabetes, the profound impact diabetes can have on multiple organ systems, and the potential for changing the course of disease through both prevention and intervention. New therapeutic agents that target blood glucose but also endpoints beyond blood glucose have been developed and positively impact both cardiovascular and kidney disease associated with diabetes.Symposium Session 2: Periodontal Disease and DiabetesThis presentation will provide data for the mechanistic and clinical relationship between diabetes and periodontitis. The impact of periodontal and systemic inflammation, dysbiosis of the oral and gut microbiome and the clinical impact of periodontitis on the management of diabetes will be explored.AAP Periospectives| 7'