{"id":6783,"date":"2020-12-04T12:00:15","date_gmt":"2020-12-04T18:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oraldna.com\/trends-in-salivary-testing\/?p=6783"},"modified":"2021-05-20T16:08:11","modified_gmt":"2021-05-20T21:08:11","slug":"the-time-is-now-how-covid-19-has-awakened-a-desire-for-wellness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oraldna.com\/trends-in-salivary-testing\/index.php\/2020\/12\/04\/the-time-is-now-how-covid-19-has-awakened-a-desire-for-wellness\/","title":{"rendered":"The Time is Now: How COVID-19 has Awakened a Desire for Wellness"},"content":{"rendered":"

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As we all begin to live out the new normal triggered by the current pandemic, one thing that will never go back to normal is peoples\u2019 views on the importance of health. COVID-19 has been a wake-up call for many. There is a collective sense of the need to assess health, contemplating areas and practices we can improve and what we can do to prevent illness and disease in our bodies. As dental providers, the timing is right to capitalize on this movement towards health and wellness.<\/p>\n

Now is the time to begin the discussions about how your oral health impacts overall health, and that you cannot be truly healthy if your mouth is in bad shape. Additionally, it\u2019s important to make it clear that anyone with perfect homecare can still have these highly pathogenic bacteria lurking below the gumline, just waiting for the opportune time (when your immune system is weakened) to strike. Therefore, it is crucial for every person to know their bacterial baseline.<\/p>\n