It appears the winter grip is past. Oh i'm sure we'll have a few more winter white storms but they melt off quickly this time of year. March is a month that brings hope for something wonderful doesn't it.
I'm going to post part of an interesting article we found in the Deseret News on Sunday, Jan 13. I know it's a little old but the information is still so timely. We have always advocated that a healthy mouth was directly linked with a healthy body, but this article put a whole new spin on Dental Care.
"Last year, the managers at a Salt Lake city counseling office were struggling to fill a position at their front desk. They'd blazed through string of potential candidates sent by a staffing agency, but non had the qualifications they were looking for. And then the agency sent a candidate named Shelly (not her real name), a 35 year old mother of three who'd re-entered the work force because her husband was laid off.
"Everyone in the office loved her,: reclls Miriam Brown,
who also worked at the front desk. As a temporary
employee, Shelly was pleasand to work with, competent
and kind to the patients. "We all told our boss to hire
her because she was so great."
Instead, management hired someone else.
At staff meeting, Brown asked her manager why Shelly wasn't hired permanently. The response shocked everyone in the room. The office manager said Shelly has bucked and crooked teeth. "He said it wasn't the image we wanted to project at our clinic," Brown said.
This is not an isolated incident. Studies show bad teeth prevent otherwise qualified candidates from getting jobs or promotions."
That's a pretty stunning example but right or wrong it is the reality of the work force. It is vital to take good care of your dental health in more ways than one.
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