Celebrate International Kissing Day – It May be Good for Your Oral Health!

The following blog post is authored by Dr. Jasmin Henville, DDS, Aspen Dental office, Auburn, MA.           It’s always a good idea to maintain good oral hygiene so that when you pucker up, your partner will appreciate it …

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What’s Your New Year’s Resolution?

At this time of year, many of us are thinking about our New Year’s resolutions. With that in mind, I would like to recommend that everyone considers including regular dentist visits as one of their health resolutions for the new …

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Maureen Howes, RDH, MS

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Day 3 in Haiti: Oral Care Education Falls Through the Cracks

This week, a team of five professionals from Aspen Dental — three dentists and two hygienists — are travelling Haiti on a one week health care mission. In the town of Jacmel, Haiti, the Aspen team has set up in …

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Oral Care for Older Americans Month (Part II: Dental Care Advice)

In the last blog post, we talked about the importance of maintaining good oral health for older adults. To continue our celebration of Older Americans Month in May, I wanted to share a couple of tips that will help you …

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Arwinder Judge, DDS

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Oral Care for Older Americans Month (Part I: Dentures)

Did you know that one in every eight Americans - about 13.1% of the population - is an older adult? According to the Administration on Aging (part of the Department of Health & Human Services), it is a population that will continue to grow …

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Kasey P.

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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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Surprising Secrets to a Great Smile

I was reading my Sunday paper a few weeks ago and saw an interesting article from Parade Magazine that talks about secrets to a bright smile. At the dentist’s office, you often hear about brushing and flossing as a way …

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Maureen Howes, RDH, MS

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