May 2022

When I was a teenager, I did not go to the dentist on a regular basis. I also had an affinity for gummy bears and junk food and my oral hygiene was spotty at best. I never once thought about my teeth or oral health until one day eating a gummy bear caused a sharp […]

We need to talk about oral cancer and warning signs. This year about 54,000 Americans will be diagnosed with oral or oropharyngeal cancer (that means mouth and throat) and 11,230 will die from it. The death rate for these kinds of cancer is high because they are usually not detected until it is at an