Dental Health Week 2017 (7-13th August) Oral Health for Busy Lives

Introducing the Spa Dental Corporate Oral Health Program

It’s official – we live in a frantic world where making time for even our daily routines involves a feat of superhuman scheduling. This year’s theme for Dental Health Week, running from 7-13th August is ‘Oral Health for Busy Lives, encouraging everyone, no matter what their stage of life, to set aside time for their oral health. Spa Dental in Top Ryde is specifically catering to the busy lifestyle needs of patients by providing a Corporate Oral Health Program.

It is important and necessary to fit caring for your teeth and gums into an already crowded diary instead of putting it on the backburner, a temptation when there’s so much to do. After all, we manage to find the time to get our cars serviced and our hair styled so why not care for our teeth, which is arguably far more important than many other activities we undertake.

Practice Principal of Spa Dental, Dr Sean Parsonage explains that ‘we are experiencing an ever-increasing sense of busy-ness, time is such a crucial commodity and unfortunately adequate dental care is often being neglected due to lack of time’. Foundational effective oral hygiene is also often being abandoned, including correct daily brushing and flossing habits leading to a raised incidence of poor oral health that could have been avoided. A recent survey commissioned by the Australian Dental Association (ADA), also revealed that only 51% of Australians brush twice-a-day, only 17% floss regularly, and only 35% visit their dentist at the recommended frequency.

Parsonage goes on to state that ‘our team is also observing an increased presentation of individuals with bruxism, headaches and TMJ, often correlating to raised stress levels and anxiety that may be a resulting factor of hectic lifestyles’.

In conjunction with Dental Health Week 2017 (7-13th August), Spa Dental is launching a new Corporate Oral Health Program. Australians are busy people, working some of the longest work weeks in the industrialised world. They juggle a bewildering array of extracurricular activities, both theirs and their kids, scheduling time for a whole host of appointments can be a challenge. Unfortunately, that means many things fall by the wayside including oral health which people see as an expendable part of their day. The new program has been designed to make it easier to effectively manage dental health around hectic lifestyles.

Healthy smile, healthy workers- Healthy employees are likely to be 3 x more productive

Research suggests that the health of your mouth mirrors the condition of your whole body. For example, when your mouth is healthy, chances are your overall health is good, too. On the other hand, if you have poor oral health, you may have other health problems.

A recent study indicated that the healthiest Australian employees are almost three times more productive than their unhealthy colleagues. Health, happiness, and productivity at work are directly related, and your company has an opportunity to foster a these with a Corporate Oral Health Program.

Corporate Oral Health Program Member Benefits

Access to the following services for employee members and their family:

  • Priority booking-first available appointments wherever possible
  • 20% discount on dental treatments *
  • Onsite educational sessions i.e. stress management, grinding, sleep apnoea & snoring
  • Access to valuable healthcare information and resources
  • Exclusive invitations to healthcare educational sessions
  • Provision of material to assist in promoting the program internally i.e. posters, EDMs.

Spa Dental have been servicing the local community for over 15 years and are committed to building and maintaining long lasting, personal relationships with patients and will genuinely take the time to get to know patients and hold their hand throughout the process.

Spa Dental is dedicated to keeping employees and their families smiling.

To find out more please call 02 9809 2900 and visit www.spadentalsydneycbd.com.au

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