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Get Your Mouth Beach-Ready
Sunglasses. Swimsuit. Towel. Book. Phone charger. Perio Protect. Every travel magazine and blog out there offers up their list of summer travel “essentials.” While they may promote the latest gadget or newest inflatable neck pillow, our travel recommendations are much simpler: take a long break from the office and pack only the essentials. But no…
Read MoreBefore You Sell Your Sports Car
There are a lot of treatment considerations when you have gum disease. If you ask Mike Miller, he’ll tell you treating gum disease surgically doesn’t just require recovery for your mouth. It also takes a toll on your bank account. Listen to Mike talk about the options in front of him and the circumstance in…
Read MoreSmile, It’s National Dentists Day
It can be hard to tell your dentist how much you appreciate him or her, especially when your mouth is full of mirrors and those plastic gum stretcher things. But don’t worry, there’s more than one way to say thanks without having to spit out any instruments in the process. With March 6th being National…
Read MoreYour Heart Hearts Healthy Gums
February was both Heart Health Month and Gum Disease Awareness Month. (It also happened to be National Grapefruit Month, but that’s a tad off topic for our purposes.) That meant it was the perfect time of year to check in with one of the leading experts in understanding the link between oral health and cardiovascular…
Read MoreAn Alternative To Your New Year’s Resolution
Making a New Year’s resolution is widely recognized as an exercise in futility especially when the resolution involves changing health habits. So, what if we took the pressure off the whole resolution thing? What if we could improve our health without requiring a drastic change? If that sounds agreeable, we have a very simple, prepackaged…
Read MoreThe No-Longer Missing Link Between Oral Health and Systemic Health with Dr. Chip Whitney
The hipbone is connected to the leg bone. Any doctor or kindergartner can tell you that. But it’s taken years of research and a fundamental shift in our approach to medicine to both uncover and address the connection between oral health and the health of your body’s major systems. That’s where Dr. Chip Whitney, MD…
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