Bermuda Health-Abets
This is a podcast where we discuss everything from A to Z on healthy living. With a mission of empowering, informing and motivating Bermuda residents to live well. Our guests will be experts, community partners and residents with lived experience who focus on, work with or live with all aspects of health, including social determinants of health.
Bermuda Health-Abets
Let's Talk Oral Health: Happy Mouth , Happy Mind
Dear Listeners,
February is Oral Health Month. Did you know that oral health is linked to mental health and overall health? Research shows a correlation between oral health and cognitive conditions like dementia, and an association between chronic disease like coronary and respiratory diseases, stroke, and diabetes (Skallevold et. al., 2023). Bermuda, taking care of your oral health is taking care of you overall health.
This episode of Bermuda Health-Abets, a podcast where we discuss everything from A to Z on healthy living, Let's Talk Oral Health: Happy Mouth , Happy Mind. #empoweringinformingandmotivating Bermuda residents to live well.
Our guest this episode is Dr. Meleka Daley, Dental Officer from the Department of Health. During this episode Dr. Daley talks about the importance of oral hygiene, dental disease prevention methods, and the connection between mental health and oral health. As we progress as a society we learn more everyday but it is what we do with the knowledge and information that make a difference. It is imperative to visit your dentist as recommended by them and know your oral health status. #healthymouthhealthymind
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Empowering, Informing and Motivating Bermuda Residents to Live Well