Stressed? What Teeth Grinding Means for Your Dental Health

The following blog post is authored by Dr. Joseph Tesene, DDS, Aspen Dental office, Des Moines, IA According to the survey, Stress in America™: Missing the Health Care Connection (by Harris Interactive for the American Psychological Association), more than two-thirds of …

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Office Closing due to Weather in the Northeast

Please be advised that some Aspen Dental locations in the northeast will be closing their offices early due to inclement weather. For more information on this or another location in your area, please call 1-800-277-4479. Maine Auburn Augusta Bangor Biddeford …

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Team from Aspen Dental Giving Free Dental Care in Haiti: Day 1

  This week, three dentists and two hygienists from Aspen Dental offices are volunteering in Haiti to provide free dental care to Haitians in the town of Jacmel. Moved by the devastation in Haiti in the aftermath of the island’s …

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Office Closings and Delays for Friday, Nov. 2, 2012

Due to the effects of Hurricane Sandy in the Northeast, the following Aspen Dental offices are closed today, Friday, Nov. 2, 2012: Please call 1-800-AspenDental to reschedule appointments affected by these closings. Pennsylvania (PA) Easton  

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Aspen Dental Awards Scholarships to Boston University Students

We’re excited to announce our new partnership with Boston University’s Goldman School of Dental Medicine, and award two 3rd year dental students with $5,000 scholarships. The Aspen Dental Scholarship was recently awarded to Marina Gonchar, DMD ’14, and Benjamin Irzyk, …

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Patient Photo Featured at NASCAR race in New York

Tim Randall, a patient in Aspen Dental’s Big Flats office in New York, had a photo of his smile featured on Ryan Newman’s No. 39 U.S. Army Chevrolet at a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race, Finger Lakes 355k at The …

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Sports Drinks & Your Teeth

A recent study featured in the journal General Dentistry finds that sports and energy drinks are “causing irreversible damage to teeth,” particularly among teens and young adults. It’s a serious problem, one that dental hygienists like me have noted for …

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Video: Oral Cancer Awareness with Dr. Christopher Arena

In honor of Oral Cancer Awareness Month, Dr. Christopher Arena talked to CBS 6 in Albany about recognizing oral cancer symptoms. Dr. Arena, who serves the community in Albany, New York, has been with Aspen Dental since 2006. He shares his thoughts …

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New Report: No Proof that Gum Disease Causes Heart Disease or Stroke

Dentistry and dental health have been making major news headlines in the past couple of weeks. On Wednesday, a new report published in Circulation, a journal of the American Heart Association, found that there is no convincing evidence proving that …

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Arwinder Judge, DDS

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Don’t Delay Oral Cancer Screening

According to the Oral Cancer Foundation, close to 37,000 Americans will be diagnosed with oral or pharyngeal cancer this year, which is responsible for approximately 8,000 deaths annually. Common risk factors for oral cancer include use of tobacco products (smoked …

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Maureen Howes, RDH, MS

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