HOME-COOKED FOOD When autumn rolls around, pie and warm cider may be high on your list of tasty treats you’re eagerly anticipating. This fall, encourage your family to take part in making annual goodies and sharing them with your neighbors. Nothing warms the heart more than receiving a loaf of freshly baked pumpkin bread during these increasingly cold days. KNITTED SCARVES If you’re handy with knitting needles, now is the season to put them to work. Hand-knitted scarves are great gifts to give throughout the fall and winter, and you can also make it a family activity! Take some time to teach your kids how to knit and crochet to create scarves of their very own.
DAVID ROACH FROM THE DESK OF As I mentioned on the cover, October was Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and at our office, we looked for ways to support our patients and community. In addition to creating awareness around this disease and its connection to oral health, there are some additional oral-health concerns we have for patients undergoing cancer treatment. Chemotherapy or radiation can leave the mouth more prone to infections and cause conditions like dry mouth, which can lead to more cavities. Because of these side effects, we do our best to coordinate cleanings and fillings with a patient’s cancer treatment. Usually, this means scheduling dental appointments before the patient starts chemotherapy and radiation, especially for any periodontal treatment, and it may also mean scheduling more frequent cleanings before and after to further protect their oral health. As dentists, we have a role to play in planning a patient’s oral care to work with their cancer treatment. We collaborate with a patient’s medical team to provide them with treatment that makes sense for them. It’s a conversation that goes both ways. If we need to reach out to an oncologist, we will. Sometimes the oncologist will reach out to us and recommend the dental treatments they want us to perform before the patient begins treatment. The bottom line is this: We work together to provide the best dental care for our patients going through cancer treatment and recovery. We want to do our part to ensure that oral health doesn’t take a hit during this time. If you have any questions about what to expect, don’t hesitate to reach out. If you’d like to learn more about breast cancer and oral health, I recently wrote a blog post on this subject. You can read it at GreenHillsDentist.net/blog. THE CONNECTION BETWEEN ORAL HEALTH AND BREAST CANCER
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