Heartwarming Smiles Campaign: Putting Some Heart into Brushing your Teeth
In time for American Heart Month, WomenHeart: the National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease, has partnered with Colgate-Palmolive to launch Heartwarming Smiles, a campaign to educate people on the impact oral health may have on their heart health.
Recent research suggests that poor oral health, specifically serious gum disease, may impact heart health. Heart disease is still the number one killer in the U.S., according to the CDC, yet there is a lack of communication between patients and their dentists and physicians. In fact, a new national survey found:
- More than half (53%) of Americans with primary care physicians report that they never discuss their oral health during appointments with them
- More than one in three (35%) Americans visiting dentists regularly say that they never discuss any non-dental medical issues during their dentist visits
Heartwarming Smiles hopes to spark conversations between dentists, physicians and their patients to improve oral care and heart health. Check it all out.
Category: Oral Health
August 9th, 2010 at 11:01 am
I could not have broken the ice between me and my dentist until I’ve heard this.”The physician and the patient should have a two-way relation. It is very important for the physician to explain to the patient the risks of having bad oral health. It is also important for the patient to take part on the prevention and understand the risks he might be taking, explained by the Dentist, Charleston, SC.