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The Crucial Sunscreen Step You’re Probably Skipping

July 7, 2015 By Sara Fossum

Protect that pout! Learn how you can defend your kisser from sun damage and skin cancer:

Picture perfect days call for outdoor time. Time to slap on the sunscreen! Once you grease down, your skin is ready to enjoy one-on-one time with the sun. But aren’t you forgetting something? (Hint: It’s not your back). Surprisingly, 63% of sunscreen users don’t protect their … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Dental Health Tagged With: Cancer, healthy lips, kiss, kisser, lip balm, lip cancer, lip health, lip salve, lips, oral cancer, pout, skin cancer, smile, spf, summer, sun, sun block, sun care, sun damage, sun protection, sun screen, sunscreen, sunscreen facts, sunscreen tips, sunshine, UV Safety Month

The Truth About Your Tongue

June 17, 2014 By Social Media Collaborative

As a child, did you have the same satisfaction I did when you stuck out your tongue at someone annoying? As great as they are for making a statement, our tongues do more than express distaste for someone’s actions. They help us eat, speak, taste, and even digest our food. Your … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Dental Health for Kids Tagged With: biting your tongue, canker sores, clean your tongue, oral cancer, smoking and oral health, the tongue

Identify the Signs and Risks of Oral Cancer for Oral Cancer Awareness Month

February 11, 2014 By Shelby Tatomir

When you can identify the signs and risks of oral cancer, your chances of catching, treating, and beating it increase. Learn more for Oral Cancer Awareness Month.

The Oral Cancer Foundation finds that Americans don’t have a strong understanding of the signs and risks of oral cancer. If caught early, oral cancer can be treated. Early diagnosis reduces your risk of health complications and increases your rate of survival. And yet, statistics … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: bad habits, Cancer, dental exams, Free Oral Cancer Screening, oral cancer, oral cancer diagnosis, oral cancer risks, poor oral health

Drink Coffee – It May Help Prevent Oral Cancer

June 11, 2013 By Social Media Collaborative

Coffee drinkers, have another cup. A recent study by the American Cancer Society found that coffee drinkers are less likely to die from oral/pharyngeal (mouth and throat) cancer. According to the study, published last year in the American Journal of Epidemiology, people who … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Dental Health for Kids Tagged With: Caffeine, Cancer prevention, coffee drinkers, oral cancer, oral cancer risks, pharyngeal cancer

Tanners Beware – It May Lead to Oral Cancer

April 11, 2013 By Social Media Collaborative

Oral cancer can have many causes. You do have control over lifestyle choices and sun exposure. In honor of Oral Cancer Awareness Month, take a few minutes to find out if you’re at increased risk, whether it’s due to lifestyle choices or heredity factors you can’t control, and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: alcohol, excessive drinking, HPV, oral cancer, oral cancer prevention, oral cancer risks, Tanning, tobacco

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