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  • Turning the tide of tooth decay with proper pediatric dental care

    Turning the tide of tooth decay with proper pediatric dental care

    | Teaching healthy habits to children now prevents oral health problems later | MANY OF US EXPECT cavities if we neglect brushing our teeth. But we may not recognize how oral health affects our overall health. “The mouth can be a very dirty place. In a healthy individual, our immune system is able to kind…

  • Pop Quiz: Test your knowledge of oral cancer

    Pop Quiz: Test your knowledge of oral cancer

    | Understand the risks and symptoms to help prevent the disease and increase early detection| WHEN YOU HEAR about the dangers of cancer, it’s rarely oral cancer that’s being discussed. Though the death rate for oral cancer is higher than that of cervical cancer, skin cancer, and many others, the disease is barely a blip…

  • The dangers of gum disease

    The dangers of gum disease

    | Preventing periodontal problems is essential for overall health and well-being | MILLIONS OF AMERICANS have a silent disease working in their mouths and they don’t even know it. It’s periodontal disease — also called gum disease — and it could be doing damage to your health even as you read this. According to the…

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  • Enjoying good food without bad acid reflux

    Enjoying good food without bad acid reflux

    Some maladies don’t sound too bad. Heartburn could be something to do with affection. Some sound as bad as they are. GERD can’t sound nice. It hurts, and you know it. The proper name is Gastroesophageal  Reflux Disease… acid reflux to you. Or heartburn. Stomach acid backs up and makes you feel that burning sensation.…

  • Healthy Cook: 5 school lunch ideas to satisfy kids’ hunger

    Healthy Cook: 5 school lunch ideas to satisfy kids’ hunger

    School lunches have come a long way since I was a boy.If you didn’t go home for lunch, you brought a brown bag with a peanut butter and jam sandwich on white bread. Milk was in a jar that often leaked. The apple was bruised by the jar and the sandwich was squishy from the…

  • PCMA Letter: One of the hottest months in Florida

    PCMA Letter: One of the hottest months in Florida

    Besides the fact that school starts up this month, August is also notoriously known as one of our hottest months of the year! This is important to note for our kids, because the danger of dehydration in children during activity outside. Whether your child is at recess or you take them outside to play after…

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