DID YOU KNOW?
o Dental Cavities is the MOST common childhood disease in the United States!
o Just 40% of children in poor or near-poor poverty level had a preventive dental visit in the past year.
o More than 51 million hours of school are lost each year by children due to dental related illness.
o Gum Disease is the most common cause of tooth loss in the United States!
o Gum Disease has been linked to other health problems including heart disease; stroke; diabetes; and pre-term low birth weight babies!
o Smokers are 3 times more likely to loose all their teeth when compared to non-smokers!
o Employed adults lose more than 164 million hours of work each year due to oral health problems or dental visits.
o 50 percent of Americans do not receive regular oral health care
o 33% of Americans have untreated tooth decay.
o More than 300 types of bacteria make up dental plaque.
Michael L. Chandler, DDS
Practicing Dentistry in Edmond Oklahoma
www.mlcdental.com
Dentistry has continued to evolve of the years and sometimes the new changes can be confusing to patients. One goal of this blog is to answer some of the frequently asked questions that I hear almost every day. I hope to eventually make this an interactive forum to discuss patient concerns and thoughts regarding dentistry. By the way, I'll propably post OTHER STUFF TOO!
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MY INTENTIONS
I would first like to thank you for visiting my site. My desire is for this forum to be informative, eventually interactive as well as fun. Believe it or not, dentist can have a sense of humor too!
I would like to briefly list things a few things one may or may not expect on this blog.
1. I probably won't post everyday, I'm not a professional blogger
2. I hope to address different topics in dentistry including different techniques, procedures and conditions.
3. You may find some grammatical errors here and there. For that I apologize in advance. I'm not a great writer but maybe I will improve.
4. I eventually would like to make this forum interactive as it grows.
5. Occasionally I'll post OTHER STUFF, things that are of interest to me.
6. I will gladly welcome comments or questions. With that said, I would like all comments to have tact. One can find negative post throughout the web. I want this forum to be informative, hopefully educational, fun and POSITIVE!
Once again, thanks for visiting my site!
I would like to briefly list things a few things one may or may not expect on this blog.
1. I probably won't post everyday, I'm not a professional blogger
2. I hope to address different topics in dentistry including different techniques, procedures and conditions.
3. You may find some grammatical errors here and there. For that I apologize in advance. I'm not a great writer but maybe I will improve.
4. I eventually would like to make this forum interactive as it grows.
5. Occasionally I'll post OTHER STUFF, things that are of interest to me.
6. I will gladly welcome comments or questions. With that said, I would like all comments to have tact. One can find negative post throughout the web. I want this forum to be informative, hopefully educational, fun and POSITIVE!
Once again, thanks for visiting my site!
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