The link between oral health and systemic health has been well established through evidence-based research. Brushing and flossing don’t just make your smile look good. When you establish a daily oral health routine, you prevent pathogens that cause conditions like cardiovascular disease and diabetes from entering your system. Poor oral health is also tied in with aspiration pneumonia.
Good oral hygiene not only helps prevent illness – but acts as an alarm for diseases already in progress. The condition of your teeth and gums can be an early indicator of systemic diseases that have not yet manifested symptoms. Early intervention is the best way to a full recovery.
The American Dental Hygienists’ Association designates October as the month to increase public awareness on the importance of good oral hygiene. Go to www.adha.org for more information on how a daily oral health routine contributes to enjoying the best health from head to toe.
Too often, adults are the “unwitting suppliers” of prescription medications for their children. The problem lies in how prescription meds kept in medicine chests and purses that are too easy to reach. Kids are naturally curious and ignorant of the consequences of trying something that doesn’t appear to be dangerous.
An Association Plan is group plan of individual policies with the intent to take an advantage of the “rule of large numbers” which in simple insurance terms means that the more people you have in a group, the the age and health risk factors of the individuals within the group are averaged out spreading out the risk and ultimately reducing the premiums compared to rating each person individually.
Every February, the American Dental Association (ADA) sponsors National Children’s Dental Health Month to raise awareness of good dental health in children and how this affects them later in life. Maintaining healthy teeth and gums when people are young does have lasting benefits. For one thing, it leads to fewer and shorter visits (and probably less tears!) to the dentist. It also produces prettier smiles!
Cataract surgery is a common procedure – but do you really know what cataracts are? They occur when the lens in your eye becomes cloudyand impairs your vision. Chances are, if you live long enough to become a senior citizen, you’ll have the need for cataract surgery.
