Do you know if your teen is smoking or chewing tobacco? According to a 2013 study in Pediatrics, nearly six percent of students from grades 6 through 12 use smokeless tobacco. About 72 percent of those students also said they smoked. But only 40 percent of the students … [Read more...]
3 Reasons to Stop Smoking
Years of research have shown us how bad smoking is for our health. It’s not just your family that wants you to quit. Your dentist wants you to quit, too. Here’s why: 1. Your risk for oral cancer will decrease. Tobacco use is the number-one risk factor for oral cancer in … [Read more...]
Hookah Not Healthy for Teeth
The hookah has increasingly gained in popularity and been identified as a stylish pastime of young and old alike. The traditional Mediterranean water pipe may seem like a lesser evil when compared to cigarettes or cigars. The truth, however, is quite different. The hookah has … [Read more...]
Smoking Leaves a Bad First Impression
There are plenty of reasons a person starts smoking. Maybe you were the victim of peer pressure, or maybe you just wanted to light up and see what all the hype was about. For whatever reason you started to smoke; there are a million more reasons to stop. There are countless side … [Read more...]
Smoke…OUT
I was once informed that if I wait to change until I am ready, I’ll be waiting the rest of my life. Change is hard and change can be scary, but when you are changing to improve your life or to make yourself healthy, change is always good. The American Cancer Society recognized … [Read more...]