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How Dentistry Professionals Can Manage Their Mental Health

Oral Health Group

Most people don’t realize that the dental profession is one of the most at-risk for mental health disorders. Mental health in dentistry can often be considered a taboo subject, but it … The post How Dentistry Professionals Can Manage Their Mental Health appeared first on Oral Health Group.

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Prioritizing Mental Health Could Improve Your Dental Practice

Oral Health Group

Were you aware that 75% of Canadians want their employers to address workplace mental health?

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Older Americans Agree Smiling Could Make Them Happier, But Are Held Back by Cycle of Poor Oral and Mental Health

Dentistry Today

Mental health challenges contribute to the neglect of oral health care for many Americans 50 years of age and older, and mouth pain intensifies their feelings of depression or hopelessness, according to Delta Dental’s 2023 Senior Mental and Oral Health Report.

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How To Manage Dental Patients Dealing With Poor Mental Health

Oral Health Group

People have lost loved ones, been left in … The post How To Manage Dental Patients Dealing With Poor Mental Health appeared first on Oral Health Group. The most common damage, of course, is psychological.

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31 tips to improve your mental health

Dentistry Gone Digital

Let’s think about some things that you can do every day to improve your mental health. With that in mind, we came across these 31 tips from Mental Health America that can help everyone be at their best mentally. But, during these historic times, what are we doing to stay on top of our mental game?

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New Study Investigates Link Between Mental and Oral Health

Dimensions of Dental Hygiene

A study out of the University of California, San Francisco, investigated the association between three aspects of mental health—internalizing, externalizing, and substance abuse—with six facets of oral health: self-rated oral health status, bleeding gingiva, mobility of teeth, tooth loss, periodontal diseases, and bone loss.

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How Does Oral Health Affect Mental Health?

Dimensions of Dental Hygiene

Even before the COVID-19 pandemic hit the United States in 2020, patients with mental health disorders were more likely to have more dental problems than the general population. Additionally, respondents with poor mental health said they were more likely to say they were “so frightened and nervous that it made treatment difficult.” .