May is High Blood Pressure Awareness Month
In honor of National High Blood Pressure Awareness Month, one of the CE courses that The Richmond Institute is now featuring is Blood Pressure Issues in the Dental Office by Margaret J. Fehrenbach, RDH. In general, this course discusses the many systemic conditions and overall complications that can interfere with the oral health care of patients with [...]
Link between Blood Pressure and Oral Health
The American Dental Association (ADA) currently recommends that all dental professionals be involved in the diagnosis and management of high blood pressure, or hypertension for new and returning patients on an annual basis. With high blood pressure being one of the most prevalent conditions in the United States today, it currently affects nearly one out of every three Americans, and is [...]
Why Dental Professionals Take Blood Pressure
When dental professionals take their patient’s blood pressure, they may not always realize that some patients have absolutley no idea why it is being done, or what the implications can mean for both their oral and general health. As hypertension continues to affect 66.9 million Americans (making it the most common medical condition known today), it is important for the dental profession to relay to their patients the [...]
May is Blood Pressure Education Month!
The month of May has been dedicated by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) to increasing education and the overall awareness of high blood pressure throughout the United States. In relation to oral health, headlines have recently been made that there is no direct link between gum disease and heart disease….[READ MORE]
New Oral-Systemic Course on Blood Pressure
This month’s new course relates to a significant indicator of overall health that is proving to be a very important factor within the dental industry–blood pressure. As the correlation between oral and systemic health draws closer, it is becoming more apparent that a thorough assessment of your patients’ overall health is crucial in order to [...]
