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Article: American Dental Hygienists' Association to Focus on Tobacco Use, Heart Disease, Oral Health for 2005 National Dental Hygiene Month.
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- AScribe Business & Economics News Service
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- August 15, 2005
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Byline: American Dental Hygienists' Association
CHICAGO, Aug. 15 (AScribe Newswire) -- The American Dental Hygienists' Association (ADHA) announced today that in response to the staggering oral and general health statistics related to tobacco use that continue to afflict this country it will focus on the relationship between oral health, tobacco use, and heart disease for National Dental Hygiene Month (NDHM) this October.
Nearly one-third of all coronary heart disease (CHD)-related deaths in the United States are attributed to cigarette smoking, the number one preventable risk factor contributing to the morbidity and mortality of CHD sufferers. In fact, ...