Polypharmacy: it’s when a person is prescribed more than one medication by their doctor to treat health conditions. Today there are thousands of medications available for potentially life-threatening medical problems. As a result, the average American’s life expectancy has never … [Read more...]
Dental Care Advice for Diabetics
Many factors influence how healthy your mouth is, like family history, hygiene practices, and chronic health conditions. Reducing the risk of tooth decay in your smile may include different or more extensive steps than those your friends or family take. Diabetics, for example, … [Read more...]
Why We Appreciate Dental Assistants | March 3-9 Dental Assistant Recognition Week
What are the job duties of a dental assistant? These helpful people handle many things around a dentist’s office from paperwork to bedside manner. In addition to a concrete set of skills, dental assistants must have patience, compassion and understanding. The dental assistant is … [Read more...]
She Has Your Cavities: Why Parents Have Kids with Cavities
We love it when our child has our eyes or our partner’s dimples. But, children don’t only inherit our good traits. They can take on our bad habits, too, like poor dental hygiene practices. Parents with anxiety or fear of the dentist are more likely to have kids with … [Read more...]
People with Dental Benefits are Happier
A smile is a meaningful way to communicate with those around you. We use our smiles to share how we feel every day, whether it’s a toothy grin or it’s missing entirely. Studies have looked into the impact our smiles have on our self-image since the 1980s. When someone doesn’t … [Read more...]
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