It’s National Women’s Health Week May 12th through the 18th and the article you’ve all been reading about, penned by Angelina Jolie and published by the New York Times, exemplifies how we can make our  health a priority, understand our risks, and empower ourselves with knowledge.

It is refreshing that she is sharing her story, bringing to light not only the struggle of those who have suffered because of cancer, but also the movement of many doctors to treat on a microbiological level and focus on preventative treatment fit for a patient’s genetics.

Click here to read the full story.

It’s day one of the “Things We Love” blog posts and we are happy to share the trailer for a film, The Little Tin Man!, by our friend Matthew Perkins. It’s creative, different, and we can’t wait to see the full film. Watch the trailer and share!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZmwJ-RE_eM

Also, the Time Square Alliance has a project going on that looks like a ton of fun….and feasibly a reason to talk the locals into going to Times Square. Check out the Inside Out project soon- it only goes through May 10th.

http://www.timessquarenyc.org/times-square-arts/project-archives/inside-out-new-york-city/index.aspx

Today is Administrative Professionals Day so Gabrielle and I decided we would say hello and have a great day to all of the other administrative workers out there!

“Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success”.  -Henry Ford

It’s National Picnic Day!

While we found out the day-of, and it’s chilly in New York (where did Spring go?) we hope that if you did picnic you had a great time! What was in your basket? What we eat, and it’s impact on our mouths can often be overlooked. Oral and systemic disease will occur less frequently in a well nourished body. Nutrition and diet have a tremendous affect on your dental health, playing a large role in the mouth’s ability to resist infection and gum disease. Any dental restoration will have a better chance of long term success when being built upon a strong and healthy foundation. Many of the vitamins and minerals which our bodies require, have specific roles in the health of our oral structures; from supporting healthy gums and strong bones and teeth, to preventing infections and oral cancers.

See the frequently asked questions portion of our website, www.drmarclazare.com to read more about nutrition, diet, and how they relate to your dental needs. Happy picnicking!

Today, April 22nd, marks the 43rd anniversary of Earth Day. When Dr. Lazare was designing our office space he worked to be a conscientious as possible. He tried to build with as many recycled materials as possible, from the flooring to the accessories, which are made out of re-purposed elevator cables.  We also hand out reusable goody bags, and recycle all of our plastics.

For your personal dental focus this Earth Day, work to protect one of our greatest resources- Water.  Turn the water off when you brush your teeth, and you could save 10 gallons of water a day. Buy an electric toothbrush to reduce the amount of plastic ones headed to the ocean, and unplug your electric toothbrush’s charger when the charge is full. While it may not feel like a big contribution, every little thing we do adds up. What else are you doing on this Earth Day?

While the overall incidence and death rates of cancer have decreased over the years, recent studies by the American Cancer Society have indicated that oral cancer has actually increased. One person dies from oral cancer every hour in America alone, with a death rate higher than that of cervical cancer, Hodgkin’s disease, cancer of the brain, liver, testes, kidney, and ovary. Even though smokers are 6 times more likely to develop cancer, 25% of oral cancer victims never even used tobacco products. The main reason oral cancer has such a high mortality rate is because, more often than not, it is detected in its later stages. When oral cancer is detected early, it can be curable 90% of the time.

Just as Pap tests, mammograms and colonoscopies are readily accepted by patients to help rule out and detect some of the more common cancers, oral cancer screening exams need to become a routine and accepted part of all dental exams. Today’s oral cancer screening technologies improve the accuracy of the exam, help determine whether biopsies are necessary, and save the lives of those whose cancers are caught early.

Visit your dentist, get screened, learn symptoms and put your health first. Visit the Oral Cancer Foundation’s website for more information.

Come visit us for your own pearly whites! Great day with our staff photo shoot!

Click below to read Dr. Lazare’s most recent feature in “Inside Dentistry”, The Smile Makeover: How to Achieve the Illusion of Perfection.

http://dentalaegis.com/id/2013/03/smile-makeover-achieve-illusion-perfection

March 6th is Dentist Day.  We may be biased but this is our favorite offbeat holiday.

“Make March 6th the day you make that dental appointment you’ve been putting off for two years, the day you start flossing, or just make sure to show off your dentist’s handiwork more often. ” -Laura Turner Garrison

See more at: http://mentalfloss.com/article/30118/12-offbeat-holidays-you-can-celebrate-march-and-contest#sthash.7Z1i2Pnp.dpuf

Wishing all a healthy and happy New Year!