The biggest concern with oral health in the Black community

One of the things that people must continue to take care of is their oral health. Dr. Arlene Asante is a cosmetic dentist who is always reminding her patients to maintain good oral hygiene and informing them of some of the things that cause their hygiene to decline. Dr. Asante spoke with rolling out about the importance of oral health and some of the things the Black community is faced with when it pertains to oral health. What is one important thing people should know about their oral health? I will say the number one thing that I see that maybe patients sometimes don’t see is that when you have systemic diseases such as diabetes, high blood pressure, cancer, osteoporosis, or if you’re currently pregnant, these indicators affect your oral health. I want to share with the community that we really need to get more people involved in understanding that your dentist can actually see that you have systemic issues by just looking in your mouth. When you have diabetes, it also affects your oral health. Recently, I had a patient who had diabetes, and within six months, his oral health went down, and he couldn’t understand why all of...