Re: Hilary Duff's New Teeth


letsconnect Wrote:
> this might be a direct link (I hope):
> www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus04trend.pdf
>
> Tables 71 and 79.
>
>
> No (see above), but the difference isn't as huge as one might think,
> taking into account other factors (for example, if you remove the
> percentage of people who don't avail of their dental insurance due to
> fear, you end up with pretty similar figures).
Letsconnect,

Table 71 shows the number of emergency medical visits
Table 79 shows the number of dental visits

You are comparing emergency medical visits to all dental visits.
This is not what I am talking about. I think you may have
misunderstood my message.

In fact your statement:

"(for example, if you remove the percentage of people who don't avail
of their dental insurance due to fear, you end up with pretty similar
figures)."

Actually makes (strengthens) the point that I was trying to make.
Leaving out insurance coverage entirely and leaving out any comparison
to medical care

Traditionally people have not readily availed themselves to dental
preventive care (seeing the dentist every 6 months). Many often wait
until there is an emergency. This is what I learned on DT. I have no
stats to back me up.. this is just what I have heard over and over
again from dentists.

The point I was trying to make is that if people keep hearing and
seeing smile makeovers, bleaching.. blah blah stuff in the media AND
seeing other people having this stuff done... they may want to take
more notice of their own smile and their own teeth.

Where is the first place to start?

-Increased homecare
-Visiting a dentist

If they WANT this stuff too... i.e. a beautiful smile.. they will start
checking into it. If they check into it, they must see a denitst. If
they see a dentist then they are automatically ahead in their oral
health care... compared to not seeing a dentist.

Once at the dentist they receive cleaning, oral cancer check, check for
caries, education, floss, toothbrush, etc.

If more people saw the dentist regularly and kept up with their
homecare.. fewer would have the extensive problems later on that
require emergency care and extraction.

Letsconnect.. is this logic falling short somewhere? I am speculating
of course....

Thanks,
Sue


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