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