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Dental Care-Snacking for your Newsletter

Newsletters are great but who has all the time to sit down and create it each quarter? Why not send out a news-worthy letter every three months or so in regards to medical conditions and their correlations to dental conditions?

Here is an example for your first News-worthy Letter:

We have all heard that scientific test have proven that there is a direct correlation between sugar intake and dental plaque formation, right? We also agree don’t we that SUGAR sure makes everything taste better too, right? Well, what do you think we should do about dental plaque?

First of all, did you know that dental decay and periodontal (gum) diseases are basically caused by plaque? Dental plaque is the sticky colorless film that constantly forms on our teeth. This dental plaque is a combination of natural bacteria, sugars and foods that we have daily. When left on the teeth by lack of brushing and flossing, regular dental visits, at least every six months, the plaque will turn into destructive acids which causes decay on and in our teeth.

If the sticky foods which contain sugar were consumed less frequently, or preferably, if they were eliminated from our diet, tooth decay and gum disease would decrease significantly. Well the bad news is that we, as a human race are not going to take sugars out of our diets, are we?

For our good dental health, be on the lookout for foods that have a higher nutritional value and do not include high levels of sugars. Eat more raw fruits and vegetables as they are a good choice as well as snack foods like 100% fruit juices, peanuts and plain popcorn. When was the last time that you checked a label for added sugars? Remember, when checking labels for sugars, they may also be listed as corn syrup, sucrose or dextrose.

We at (Name of Practice) hope that you will find this information useful to you and your family. In the future we look forward in sending to our home more useful information to help keep your family healthy. If you have any suggestions on health related topics that you would like to see us cover, please feel free to call our office at (phone number of practice) with your suggestions.

Yours is Good Oral Health,

(Provider’s Name) and his/her Dental Team