2/24/2017 By: Military Health System Communications Office In 2008, 40 percent of DoD Selected Reserve troops were classified as unfit for duty for a surprising reason: dental readiness. Many others sent downrange developed dental problems during deployment. Read the full story here: https://health.mil/News/Articles/2017/02/24/Poor-dental-health-leading-cause-of-readiness-issues #NoteworthyNews #PublicHealth #MilitaryReadiness #PoorDentalHealth

A recent study showed that people with chronic gum inflammation for 10 or more years were 70 percent more likely than people without periodontitis to develop Alzheimer’s disease. Read more at the Huffington Post here: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/long-term-gum-disease-linked-to-alzheimers-disease_us_59974d9de4b0a2608a6c768a?utm_hp_ref=dental-health #NoteworthyNews #PublicHealth #GumDisease #Alzheimers