Happy National Gum Care Month!
However, there is nothing to be happy about when discussing the gum health of the average American. The Surgeon General reports that 80% of adults have gum disease—a fact echoed by nearly every medical and dental organization out there.
In fact, there is so much gum disease in the world that the 2010 Guinness Book of Records listed periodontal (gum) disease as the number one disease affecting mankind.
Really?
This is, frankly, professionally embarrassing, and it puts the public at an increased risk for a whole host of deadly diseases thanks to the oral systemic connection. The evidence is irrefutable: the disease in your mouth can negatively impact your entire body.
What can you do? Grill your dental care providers! Force them to change by arming yourself with a couple of questions that will make them squirm:
So it’s no wonder that gum disease is running rampant and out of control—not only throughout the country but in the average dental office as well!
So how can anyone have a happy National Gum Care Month? Well here’s a ray of hope. The American Academy for Oral Systemic Health has been educating dental teams and medical professionals to further this discussion and bring about the change that our country desperately needs to improve our declining health. There is a strong chance that you have periodontal disease. Take action now by finding yourself an AAOSH dentist for complete diagnosis and treatment (if needed) for this most common disease of all.
Dr. Chris Kammer is the founding father, past president, and current board member of the American Academy for Oral Systemic Health. His strong belief in medical testing has made him the nation’s top saliva pathogen and systemic inflammation blood tester for the dental profession. Along with Dr. Shiela Strauss of NYU School of Nursing, Dr Kammer has submitted a study proposal to the National Institute of Health to screen for diabetes in dental practices by utilizing gingival crevicular blood. He is also the developer of the Gums of Steel Hygiene Transformation protocol and the Healthy Happy Wealthy (H2W) lecture series, which can be found at www.DentalProShop.com