{"id":336,"date":"2016-05-26T11:49:39","date_gmt":"2016-05-26T10:49:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/drbenatkins.co.uk\/?p=336"},"modified":"2016-12-01T09:23:42","modified_gmt":"2016-12-01T09:23:42","slug":"oral-healthcare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drbenatkins.co.uk\/oral-healthcare\/","title":{"rendered":"Dentistry and Cricket – Howzat for Oral Healthcare?!"},"content":{"rendered":"
There is a great oral healthcare initiative travelling around first class cricket venues, called Boundaries for Life.<\/p>\n
First of all,\u00a0it gives fans, over the age of 35, the chance to undergo a free health screening process. The process measures blood pressure, body mass index and cholesterol levels. That is because these are all key indicators relating to chronic diseases. Furthermore,\u00a0as the\u00a0checks are only 15-20 minutes long, they could save lives through the early detection of major killers. In particular it may spot obesity, cardiovascular disease, diabetes and, of particular interest to me, oral cancer.<\/p>\n
They give simple, healthy lifestyle advice\u00a0to everyone taking part. As a follow up, a referral letter is sent to their doctor or dentist, if required.<\/p>\n