October is National Dental Hygiene Month! Be the Reason Someone Smiles! Oral Health is not just about brushing, flossing and visiting your dentist! Your Smile is a key component to your overall health. Smiling is one of the simplest yet most powerful things you...
Have you ever observed when you take a sip of water or coffee, you follow a suck-swallow-breathe pattern? Like many of the things I talk about this is another function that is an unconscious action the body does without having to give it much thought. This...
What is mouth breathing? Mouth breathing is something many people do and they are completely unaware they are doing it. I was one of those people. I knew I was breathing through my mouth at night but during the day? No way! Not me! Say it ain't so! No one wants to...
April is oral cancer awareness month. Early detection of oral cancer significantly increases long term survival. Routine oral cancer screenings are recommended at least once every three years in adults over the age of 20 and yearly in adults over 40. Every dental...
Today I'm going to share my Healthy Mouth Academy. I am launching this month as part of National Children's Dental Health Month. This is a program that I've created. It is a membership site that walks you through how to care for your teeth and your child's teeth...
National Children’s Dental Health Month (NCDHM) began as a one-day event in Cleveland, Ohio, on February 3, 1941. The American Dental Association held the first national observance of Children’s Dental Health Day on February 8, 1949. The single-day observance...
What is mouth breathing? Mouth breathing is an underdiagnosed and under-discussed health issue that we all need to be paying much closer attention to. Whether you are a parent, a healthcare provider, or an adult who has spent your entire life breathing through...
What You Need to Know Today, we will discuss the Risk Factors, Signs, and Symptoms. Approximately 53,000 people in the U.S. will be diagnosed this year with oral cancer (cancer of the mouth). One hundred forty-five new people every day will be diagnosed with oral...
February is National Children's Dental Health Month (NCDHM) - a great opportunity to discuss the benefits of good oral health, because developing good dental health habits, knowing what to look for as your child grows and when to take them to the dentist, helps...
November is Oral Cancer Awareness Month October was National dental hygiene and breast cancer awareness month. November is oral cancer awareness month. Today, we will discuss oral health complications for cancer patients and treatment guidelines that you need to...
