The Academy of General Dentistry (AGD) implemented a poll to general dentists, finding that men are less likely to stick to their regular dental check-up schedule than their female counterparts. The number of men going to the dentist is on the rise, but the motivation behind these dental visits is not overall health. Brighton dentists, Dr. Thomas Villani and Dr. Richard Kondrat explains how many men are on a quest for a whiter, brighter smile through teeth whitening.
Do Men Avoid the Dentist?
Out of a number of dentists polled, 45 percent believed that their male patients did not find it necessary to go to the dentist for a variety of reasons. Some of these include lack of time, lack of motivation for making the effort to find a new dentist, and simple embarrassment. Men tend to have a cultural based bravado in certain places, and the United States is no exception. Many males want to hold on to the idea that they are infallible, and preventive dental care would thus be (more…)
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