April is National Facial Protection Month

This month we’re spreading the word to remind both children and adults: as you suit up for outdoor activities this spring, don’t forget to protect your face and head. Spring often brings a flood of patients suffering with head, mouth and facial injuries resulting from sports-related accidents to doctors’ offices and emergency rooms. Many oral and facial injuries can be easily prevented with the use of sports safety equipment like helmets and mouth guards.

https://www.aaoms.org/media/april-is-national-facial-protection-month

IBS Awareness Month

Irritable Bowel Syndrome is a mix of belly discomfort or pain and trouble with bowel habits: either going more or less often than normal (diarrhea or constipation) or having a different kind of stool (thin, hard, or soft and liquid). Living with long-term abdominal pain from IBS can lead to anxiety and depression, for more information visit the link:

https://www.webmd.com/ibs/guide/digestive-diseases-irritable-bowel-syndrome

Mouth Cancer is a Real Threat

Mouth cancer causes more deaths per number of cases than breast cancer, cervical cancer, or melanomas. Mouth cancer patients suffer greatly owing to disabilities such as facial deformity, loss of teeth, and damage to the tongue and throat, with consequent difficulty in talking and eating in public places.