Although cavities are nearly 100% preventable, more than 1/4 of American caregivers reported that their children had a cavity filled in the past year. This was among the findings of a new survey1 of nearly 1,000 caregivers released today by Delta Dental in conjunction with … [Read more...]
Archives for February 2013
Those Not So Little Known Dentists
Dentists are not usually thought of as adventurous or glamorous. In pop culture, they’ve played small parts in TV shows or movies – there are Hermione Granger’s parents in the Harry Potter series, Rachel’s ex-fiancée on Friends and Bernard Nadler from Lost, but not a lot of … [Read more...]
Common Oral Health Concerns with HIV
It’s very common for people with the HIV virus to have oral problems because they live with a weakened immune system. Medications to treat HIV and AIDS have helped, but more than a third of people living with HIV still deal with oral problems. If you have HIV, you may think … [Read more...]