#130 Diabetes and Your Teeth

Published: Oct. 29, 2015, 5 a.m.

b"On today's , Charlie Cherry, Chris Moore, Theresa Moore and Chris Daniel talk about Diabetes and your teeth with Dr. Gil Suarez and Dr. Curry Leavitt.\\xa0\\nDr. Gil Suarez\\n\\nDr. Suarez attended University of Nevada-Reno for his undergraduate degree in biology, and graduated from the University Of Maryland Baltimore College Of Dental Surgery with his D.D.S. (Doctor of Dental Surgery) degree in 1993.After graduating from dental school, Dr. Suarez completed a one year hospital residency, and then moved to Las Vegas in 1994.Dr. Gil Suarez is a family and cosmetic dentist, who has been successfully practicing in Las Vegas for 21 years. He is a devoted father of two children: Sofia age 13 and Nico age 11.Dr. Suarez is very dedicated to health and fitness in his spare time; he practices yoga on a regular basis as well as strength training.\\n\\xa0\\nDr. Curry Leavitt\\n\\nDr. Leavitt is a native of Las Vegas, who earned his\\xa0Bachelor of Science degree in Medical Biology at the\\xa0University of Utah. He graduated cum laude from TempleUniversity School of Dentistry, where he received numerous\\xa0awards in research and clinical achievement. After graduating dental school, he was accepted into theUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham\\u2019s Periodontology\\xa0program, where he received training in multiple surgical and\\xa0medical disciplines. Dr. Leavitt received dual certificatesin Periodontology from UAB, and from the Birmingham Veterans\\xa0Affairs hospital.Dr. Leavitt enjoys teaching, and has lectured to large groups\\xa0concerning the effects of periodontal disease on systemic\\xa0health and ridge augmentation techniques. He is also anadjunct professor at the University of Nevada School of\\xa0Medicines dental GPR program. Dr. Leavitt has interests in esthetic gingival surgery, bone augmentation, and dentalimplant surgery, and attends and lectures at multiple\\xa0meetings each year to provide cutting edge technology and\\xa0techniques for the benefit of his patients."