How does your garden grow?
Although treating caries and performing restorative dental procedures are part of my practice, education and preventive dentistry play a larger role in maintaining my patients oral health. I encourage all my patients to use an electric tooth brush, clean interproximally and have at least two cleanings per year. For many patients oral health can be maintained without their need for many restorations to treat caries and most are free from periodontal disease.
Two days per week I teach at NYU College of Dentistry and many of the patients we see there are not as are not as diligent in taking care of their teeth. Many of the patients seen in our clinic are in need of extractions, partial dentures or full dentures. A significant proportion are medicaid recipients or do not have the discretionary income that can be needed to choose more expensive dental solutions ( multiple implants, crowns esthetic dentistry. That being the case, education and preventive dentistry are some of the most effective and affordable dental measures available to all patients. Good dental care starts at home and really helps maintain dental health and may prevent the need for many future dental interventions.
When I discuss oral hygiene and spend time educating the patients at the school, most are grateful, especially since just using an inexpensive electric brush ( Oral B Vitality purchased for around twenty dollars) can make a big difference. This is especially important for the children who go there for their dentistry. The proper diet also can make a huge difference for children dental health. Snacking on junk food loaded with sugar and carbohydrates can lead to increased tooth decay and drinking sugary drinks can have a similar effect.
In addition to practicing dentistry, I enjoy taking care of my terrace garden in my spare time and I know that keeping my plants healthy by providing the proper lighting conditions and watering schedules , is a lot simpler than saving one of my plants once it becomes bug infested. . ...An ounce of preventions is always worth a pound of cure.
It is my honor to have the opportunity to give something back to my community by teaching at NYU College of Dentistry but it sometimes saddens me to see how neglected many of the patient mouths are. Many of their problems are associated with a lack of education concerning preventive dentistry when they were younger. Diet, proper home care and frequent cleanings can make all the difference over the long haul for all segments of our society. While Preventive dentistry is reasonably affordable, root canals, crowns and implants are not. Even though it can be expensive taking your kids to the dentist, most people can afford purchasing the Oral B vitality brush and most have access to the internet and there are plenty of videos available will help our children and their parents establish good oral health habits.
Pediatric preventive dentistry is relatively simple to put into practice. It mostly involves developing good oral hygiene habits and a minimum of a once year per year visit to the dentist. Properly implemented, These early visits, along with proper education and support from parents can lead to a lifetime of dental health!
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