Did you know that 65% of 15 year olds already have active periodontal disease and this number increases to over 90% for 30 year olds?

Did you know that if you are a woman with chronic periodontal issues or have lost a tooth to this disease that your chances of breast cancer increase by more than two fold?

Did you know that periodontal problems greatly increase the risk of preterm birth and heart attack?

The reality is that more than 120 medical conditions can be detected in the early stages by dentists upon simple examination of a patient’s oral health.

That was the bad news.  Now for the great news.

Your oral health is totally within your control!  It doesn’t matter if your grandparents or parents lost all their teeth. You don’t have to lose yours! All you need is KNOWLEDGE.

To help you on this journey, a free online event kicks off this Sunday, January 13, 2013 where you get to listen and absorb leading edge information on oral health from 21 expert speakers from 6 countries all sharing their strategies on how you can immediately start improving your oral health.  There will even be Q/A events after each Summit speaker’s interview is posted online for you to ask questions!

All you have to do to take advantage of this first of its kind Oral Health online event is register to reserve your spot!

The video below outlines the topics and speakers who will be presenting, but suffice it to say that whatever problem or concern you might have about your own oral health or that of someone in your family – it’s covered in the HealThy Mouth World Summit.

Be sure to register and reserve your spot today. It starts in just a few days, so don’t delay else you might miss out on the speakers that you were most wanting to hear.

Sarah, The Healthy Home Economist

Source: Oral Health Links Breast Cancer