| A new review suggests dentists need to spend more | | | | important issues are growing sales and increasing |
| time, using psychology to convince people to do a | | | | profits. |
| better job at improving their oral health. | | | | Health and nutrition were mentioned by only nine |
| The fact is, tooth brushing and flossing remain the keys | | | | respondents and social responsibility by three. |
| to oral health. | | | | The majority of chains interviewed will not add new |
| They are the most important steps in helping to keep | | | | items to their menus unless they are confident that |
| a person's teeth for a lifetime. | | | | their customer base will accept them and that the |
| Still, brushing and flossing are not as popular as dentists | | | | items will contribute to sales and profit growth. |
| would like. | | | | Bottom line: restaurant chains are committed to serving |
| Nearly 90 percent of periodontists polled said patients | | | | healthier foods only if they generate profit through high |
| are lax about flossing frequently and 61 percent | | | | sales or other benefits to the restaurant. |
| reported that their patients could improve their flossing | | | | Should you get your skin screened by a |
| technique. | | | | dermatologist? |
| So how far does it need to go to get patients on | | | | New research shows individuals whose melanoma is |
| track? | | | | diagnosed by a dermatologist may be more likely to |
| Some experts suggest meeting with psychologists to | | | | have early-stage cancer and to survive five years |
| convince them to take care of their teeth! | | | | than those with melanoma diagnosed by a |
| While it sounds a little excessive, that type of strategy | | | | non-dermatologist. |
| did lead to lower plaque levels on the teeth of people | | | | If melanoma is removed at an early stage, when the |
| who underwent them. | | | | tumor is still relatively thin, less than 1 millimeter thick, |
| With obesity on the rise in the United States, are | | | | patients have a 90 percent cure rate. |
| healthy choices available when eating out? | | | | Tumors diagnosed by dermatologists were thinner on |
| A new study, in the may issue of the American | | | | average than those diagnosed by non-dermatologists. |
| Journal of Preventive Medicine, sought to understand | | | | The five-year survival rates were 73.9 percent for the |
| how restaurant chains make decisions about their | | | | dermatologist group compared with 68.7 percent for |
| menus. | | | | the non-dermatologist group. |
| Interviews with 41 senior menu development and | | | | Tumor thickness is a powerful predictor of patient |
| marketing executives at leading casual dining and | | | | survival, and it appears going to the dermatologist can |
| fast-food restaurant chains were performed. | | | | help improve one's chances. |
| For the majority of those interviewed, the most | | | | |