by tomraffio | Mar 18, 2026 | National Dentist's Day
The recent celebration of National Dentist’s Day earlier this month prompts me to focus on the indispensable role of dentists in our overall health. One of the reasons that dentists are invaluable contributors to our health care teams is that part of the rigorous...
by tomraffio | Feb 12, 2026 | Children's Oral Health, National Children's Dental Health Month
This month offers added opportunities to talk about the importance of starting children’s positive oral health habits early in life because February is National Children’s Dental Health Month. It’s critical that children learn early about the importance of oral health...
by tomraffio | Jan 29, 2026 | General Comments
I’m happy to share with you that DDPA recently released its fifteenth annual preventive care study, the largest and longest running study of its kind. Delta Dental is committed to advancing oral health for all Americans by sharing this information. Through its...
by tomraffio | Dec 3, 2025 | Mental Health
A 2023 American Psychological Association (APA) survey showed that while U.S adults were feeling joyous during the holiday season, they were also feeling overwhelmed. The 10 most common holiday-related stressors are: spending too much or not having enough money to...
by tomraffio | Nov 4, 2025 | Veterans Day, Veterans Dental
Of the many military observances and holidays throughout the year, the most widely observed is Veterans Day on November 11. That date is important to other countries as well, because it memorializes the end of World War I, when an armistice between the Allied nations...
