People often view dentistry as a less important field of medicine. However, did you know that poor oral hygiene has been linked to diabetes, heart disease, certain cancers, gum disease, and pregnancies with early deliveries and low birth weight babies? In Why Your Teeth Might Be Killing You: A Dentist’s Guide to a Longer, Healthier Life, Dr. Steven R. Freeman exposes all of the ways in which poor dental hygiene affects the health and functionality of nearly every other part of the body. Dental health has a ripple effect through the rest of the body. Teeth and body are part of one interconnected system.

Throughout Why Your Teeth Might Be Killing You, Dr. Freeman shares his big-picture approach in three concise parts:

1. Dentistry As Healthcare
2. Dentistry And Confidence: The Smile Makeover
3. Delivering Quality Dental Care

Each section reveals the different ways in which proper oral health can benefit the health of your entire body. Through this book, you’ll realize the importance of quality dental care and proper dental health in preventing harm on a larger scale down the road.

Author Information

Dr. Steven R. Freeman is the owner of Elite Smiles Dentistry in St. Augustine, Florida. He holds a biology degree from the University of Illinois and his DDS from the Ohio State University Dental School. Dr. Freeman continues his education with over 100 hours of advanced post-graduate training per year from organizations such as the prestigious Las Vegas Institute for Advanced Dental Studies.