Registered Dental Assistants: 3 Dental Health New Year’s Resolutions for Your Patients

Dental health resolutions are important for a patienta��s overall health
Dental health resolutions are important for a patienta��s overall health

Once the New Year arrives, ita��s a great time for your future patients to reset their dental habits and create new goals. Dental health is a critical component of overall health. Adding several oral health related goals and commitments to a New Yeara��s resolution list will help reinforce a well-balanced and healthy lifestyle. Now thata��s something your patients can smile about!

Need some resolution ideas you can recommend to future patients looking to improve their oral health? Read on for three easy-to-implement dental health New Yeara��s resolutions.

1. Registered Dental Assistants Recommend Committing to Brushing Twice Daily

Seven out of 10 Canadians will develop gum disease at some point during their lives. Although it is the most common dental problem amongst Canadians, it is preventable if patients start implementing a proper brushing routine.

Unfortunately, according to Health Canada only 73 per cent of Canadians are brushing twice a day. As you may learn during your intra oral dental assistant training, without a regular brushing routine, plaque can adhere to the gums and harden. Once plaque hardens it becomes tartar, which a patient must see a dental professional to remove. With tartar present on teeth, conditions in the mouth promote bacterial infections on the gum line as well as gingivitis due to inflamed gums. By committing to brushing twice a day, your patients will benefit from a lower risk of gum disease, in addition to fresh breath and a clean mouth!

2. Registered Dental Assistants Advise Eating Less Sugar as a New Yeara��s Resolution

Sugar that remains on the teeth after indulging in a sweet treat, drink, or meal is food for bacteria that can cause a range of dental health problems. Limiting sugar helps reduce cavities and tooth decay, which about 96 per cent of Canadians have experienced at some point in their dental history.

Recommending your patients cut down on their sugar intake is a great step forward in improving their dental health this New Year. Not only is eating less sugar a great dental related New Yeara��s resolution, but it also benefits your patienta��s entire overall health, which every great registered dental assistant knows is important too.

By cutting out sugar your patients can keep their teeth healthy and white
By cutting out sugar your patients can keep their teeth healthy and white

For patients concerned about the cosmetic aspect of their teeth, reducing sugar intake can help prevent the breakdown of tooth enamel. Once enamel is broken down there is nothing to protect teeth from turning yellow. By eating less sugar, your future patients can keep their enamel intact and their teeth white.

3. Registered Dental Assistants Encourage Patients to See a Dentist Every 6 Months

There are many reasons why your patients may avoid a visit to the dentist. Whether they are fearful of dental work, too busy, cana��t afford it, or just procrastinating, ita��s important to convey how crucial bi-yearly visits to the office are. Consistently visiting the dentist can help prevent a painful and expensive ordeal if a problem is left unnoticed. An easy dental resolution your future patients can make is committing to visit the dentist twice a year.

By scheduling visits twice a year, patients can prevent dental issues
By scheduling visits twice a year, patients can prevent dental issues

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