RECARE APPOINTMENT
This is known as "periodic"
checkup, "6 month checkup" or "recall"
appointment.
This appointment is far more than just a
"cleaning" it is a preventive dental exam.
Surgeon General's Report
states: Employed adults lose more than 164 million work hours annually due to
dental disease.
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December 2005’s Reader’s
Digest featured, “The Checkup That Can Save
Your Life,” which delves into the relationship
between oral and systemic health through case
reports and research results. The subhead,
“The dentist may be the most important doctor you
see this year” ... And the article
concludes “ … as
medical science reaffirms that head and body are
indeed connected, there’s more reason than ever to
brush twice a day, floss daily, and get dental
checkups every six months or see a dentist promptly
if you have a problem.” 2/06
This appointment will involve the following:
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As you can see this appointment is more than
"just" a cleaning!
Although
twice a year
dental visits are
the key ingredient
to maintaining
good oral health,
the Centers for
Disease Control
(CDC) reports less
than two-thirds of
adults make one
yearly dental
trip. In addition,
one-third of
all Americans have
untreated tooth
decay and 48
percent have
gingivitis, which
can quickly
develop into
periodontal
disease.
Visiting a dentist
twice a year can
be instrumental to
prevent oral
health problems
and can predict
overall health
conditions.
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