New Year’s Resolution: Save More, Including Your Natural Teeth

With the long awaited and welcomed end to 2020 finally here – New Year’s resolutions like losing weight or saving money aren’t what all American’s may be thinking about.

Did you know nearly 1 in 2 adults in the U.S. (48%) say one of their New Year’s Resolutions will relate to oral health? Thankfully, American’s don’t have to take on this resolution alone. Their friendly, local dental expert can help*.

Endodontists are highly skilled dental specialists in diagnosing and treating tooth pain and performing root canal treatment who can help you take better care of your oral health and save your natural teeth – even during a pandemic!

Along with two to three years of advanced training beyond dental school, endodontists have incredible precision and hand-eye coordination, making them highly skilled in performing complex treatments. They use the most specialized and advanced technology to treat tooth pain and perform root canal treatment. No one is better at saving your natural teeth.

Contact the AAE to learn more about how to keep your oral health resolutions (especially in the COVID-19 era) or to connect with an endodontist today!

Available AAE Experts:

Alan Gluskin, D.D.S. Dr. Alan Gluskin, D.D.S., is the President of the American Association of Endodontists, and is professor and vice chair of the Department of Endodontics at the Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry, University of the Pacific, in San Francisco.

Derek T. Peek, D.D.S., M.S. Dr. Derek Peek is a Board-certified endodontist practicing in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, with highly specialized training in root canal anatomy and microsurgical procedures. He’s been seeing a lot of cracked tooth cases lately.

Avina K. Paranjpe, BDS, M.S., MSD, Ph.D. Dr. Avina Paranjpe is associate professor, Endodontics, at University of Washington School of Dentistry. Dr. Paranjpe says there is definitely an increase in cracked tooth cases she is seeing in the graduate endodontic clinic and in private practice.

*The American Association of Endodontists commissioned Atomik Research (a division of 4media group) to conduct an online survey of 1,003 American adults. The makeup of the sample is statistically representative of the U.S. population based on the national census data regarding gender, age, and geographical regions. The margin of error for the overall sample (N=1,003) fell within +/- 3 percentage points with a confidence interval of 95 percent. Fieldwork took place between November 6^th and November 10^th of 2020. Atomik Research is an independent market research agency.