Sunday, October 4, 2015

National Dental Hygiene Month, October 2015

Floss, Brush, Brush (photo: Y. Mikalopas)
October has many, many, specially designated days and weeks but is probably most notably known as Breast Cancer Awareness Month - if you haven't noticed all the pink ribbons and products around, open your eyes. October is also National Dental Hygiene Month and for six years, the American Dental Hygienist Association and Wrigley, the gum company, have together promoted good oral health habits during this month. While Wrigley's does have gum brands that are sugar-free they also have plenty of products that contain sugar, are very sticky, and not anything that someone should eat if they want to have healthy teeth. I kind of feel about this the way I feel about wine companies promoting breast health by putting pink ribbons onto their bottles and the way I feel about tobacco companies making donations to smoking cessation programs. Having said that, the American Dental Hygiene Association is a wonderful group of very dedicated professional hygienists who are very passionate about people taking care of their teeth to have healthy mouths and live healthy lives. I am proud to be a member. So this
month take a few minutes every day to "Do the Daily 4"- Brush, Floss, Rinse, Chew. I'll be happy if you do the "Terrific Two" - brush two times a day for two minutes and floss once daily. And remember, the more you do at home, the less your hygienist has to do when you are in the chair!

5 comments:

  1. Happy Hygienist month! I was interested in your reason for blogging and taking our Platform class.

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    1. Hi Robin - thanks for checking out my blog. My next post on Thursday will be on whitening, which is a popular topic with my patients as well. I'll look for your link on WD and check out your blog, too - I'm enjoying the Platform challenge just having a hard time keeping up with it - hahaha - which I guess is what makes it a challenge - thanks again. Yvonne

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  2. what a great idea for a blog! i haven't seen one dedicated to teeth yet, but i love this idea! i look forward to more posts. i'll be following this one!

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    1. Thanks, Anita. I'm glad you like it and thanks for checking out my blog. I'm posting again on Thursday on whitening. If there is a dental hygiene topic of interest to you, please let me know. Yvonne

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