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By Dr Garth Pettit on October 12, 2009 | No Comments
Katherine N.T. Australia. Monday 12 October 2009. Today I received notice of the following press release appearing in a Chinese registered web domain. How good news flies!
http://rio.zmdschool.com.cn/aone/35304
sensational smiles morgan james publishging press release
Author, Dentist, Oral HealthCare Educator Dr Garth Pettit states parents and teachers have been innocently perpetrating oral diseases by telling children Brush Your Teeth, advice given by both the dental profession and allied dental industries, the perpetrators. He condemns this instruction for being a cause of the easily preventable oral diseases such as tooth decay, gum diseases, bad breath and stained teeth.
Dr Pettit claims the need now for better oral hygiene advice is urgent and discusses this and his ideas on oral healthcare and oral health education in his new book STOP THE ROT, Stop Telling Children Brush Your Teeth; Publisher, Morgan James Publishing; Graphic Design, 3 Dogs Design.
Dr Pettit believes the two key role players to preventing oral diseases in children are parents and school teachers who should be giving children the most up-to-date and ideal oral hygiene instruction Treat Your Whole Mouth.
Dr Pettit cites two recent research results that confirm direct links between gum diseases and heart diseases and also with atherosclerosis.
Professor Howard Jenkinson of the University of Bristol in Britain said in relation to gum diseases ” We now recognize that bacterial infections are an independent risk factor for heart diseases”.
“Separate research by a team led by Professor Greg Seymour of the University of Otago in New Zealand research showed that other bacteria in the mouth can provoke atherosclerosis, a disease that causes hardening of the arteries”
Dr Pettit claims the current world wide economic crisis has increased the number of people who can not afford the cost of dental treatment emphasizing their need for better oral hygiene advice.
Dr Pettit, a dentist treating oral diseases from November 1953 until retiring in 1991, decided, in 1996, to put his knowledge of hands-on dentistry into preventing oral diseases. Twelve years later he has a collection of resources each based on the same oral hygiene instruction he created in 2001, Treat Your Whole Mouth.
Dr Pettit’s collection of resources titled MouthWise Oral HealthCare Education Resources include videos, PowerPoint presentations, The MouthWise Oral Health Kit for 5 to 11 year old children ( a set of 10 books subtitled Visits 1 to 10 to GarGar The Dentist and a C.D.) and these two books; SENSATIONAL SMILES Simple Advice 4 Your Smile 2 Shine From Teen Age to Old Age and STOP THE ROT Stop Telling Children Brush Your Teeth.
Dr Pettit announces in STOP THE ROT the November-December 2008 opening of his new website MouthWiseMembers.com, by ExtremeMember.com, where parents, teachers,schools and individuals can choose from different levels of memberships to access his MouthWise Oral HealthCare Education Resources.
Dr Pettit believes his new book is the most important document ever written on oral health. He claims his five previous press releases listed below to prevent oral disease in children received only one response from the dental profession and that was from a San Fransisco dentist who plagiarized a Morgan James Publishing press release by substituting his name for “Dr Pettit” on his website. Which raises the question says Dr Pettit “Is the dental profession serious about preventing oral diseases”?
Dr Pettit’s previous press releases:
http://www..com/releases/2004/11/176585.htm
http://www..com/releases/2005/6/249613.htm
http://www..com/releases/2007/5/529014.htm
http://www..com/releases/oral_healthcare_education/21st_century_oral_hygiene/869234.htm
For Review Copies of “STOP THE ROT Stop Telling Children Brush Your Teeth” Contact:
Margo Toulouse
Author Relations Manager
USA: 516-620-2528
margo(at)morganjamespublishing.com
For Book Sales contact:
Ingram Publishing Services
USA: 800-648-3036
4 Your Smile 2 Shine Company Websites:
www.OralHealthHelpSite.com
www.AllAboutASmile.com
www.DrGarthPettit.com
www.MouthWiseMembers.com
DISCLAIMER NOTICE:
Advice and views expressed in these statements are intended as best advice by the author and in no way are a guarantee for any specific result.
Author Information
GARTH PETTIT
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By Dr Garth Pettit on August 13, 2009 | No Comments
Instruction Brush YourTeeth
Causes Stained Teeth
DATING THE INSTRUCTION “BRUSH YOUR TEETH”
The instruction “Brush Your Teeth” has been a cause of the easily preventable oral diseases such as tooth decay, gum disease, bad breath and stained teeth since the year 1498, the year a Chinese Emperor invented the first manufactured tooth cleaning implement which he named ‘tooth brush’.
At that point of time tooth paste had not been invented.
Assuming the proposed purpose of inventing a ‘tooth brush’ was to brush your teeth with a tooth brush I also assume the instruction would have been “Brush Your Teeth”……. with a tooth brush.
I therefore claim the instruction “Brush Your Teeth” has been an instruction since at least 1498.
HISTORY OF TOOTH CLEANING PRIOR TO 1498
For many centuries, at least for more than the five most recent centuries, an implement referred to as a ‘chew stick’ was, and in some counties remains to be, a popular device used to clean enamel surfaces of teeth.
The chew stick was not a manufactured implement in the sense of manufactured as we have know in recent Centuries. A chew stick is created very simply by breaking off from a live tree a section of a twig no thicker than a finger and about the length of our current tooth brush. Foliage was then stripped from along the length of the twig then one end was chewed. TO FRAY IT! Very simple and even now worth knowing if you are lost in a wilderness and wish to clean your teeth.
A chew stick or fingers were used in conjunction with water, if available, and salt or sand or dirt to clean the surfaces of teeth.
Teeth surfaces were also cleaned with pieces of charcoal.
HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS SINCE 1498
TOOTH BRUSH
1880. Dr Scott marketed an Electric Toothbrush he claimed was permanently charged with electro-magnetic current.
1938. Dupont developed a tooth brush with nylon bristles.
Post W.W.11 The first ‘real’ electric toothbrush was invented in Switzerland.
TOOTH PASTE
1755. Word’s first toothpaste invented by Dr Julien Botot for Louis XV of France
MOUTHWASH
1755. Word’s first mouthwash invented by Dr Julien Botot for Louis XV of France
DENTAL FLOSS
Dental floss is an ancient invention. Researchers have found dental floss and tooth pick grooves in the teeth of prehistoric human remains.
1815. Levi Spear Parmly, a New Orleans dentist is credited as being the inventor of modern dental floss. Silk thread!
BUT “BRUSH YOUR TEETH” HAS NOT CHANGED
It is nothing less than AMAZING that the tooth-only-cleaning instruction, “Brush Your Teeth” has remained, virtually un-changed since 1498.
Doesn’t that ring alarm bells in your mind?
1498! “Brush Your Teeth”
Can you imagine the level of hygiene knowledge that existed then?
2001! “Brush Your Teeth”
Can you imagine how much better is our knowledge of hygiene is now?
2001!
Imagine no longer, the change has been made.
“The Perfect Oral Hygiene Instruction”
“TREAT YOUR WHOLE MOUTH”
DEFINING ORAL HYGIENE
Oral means the mouth or the oral cavity.
Hygiene means cleanliness as a means of preventing disease.
Therefore, by definition, oral hygiene is cleanliness of the mouth (or of the oral cavity) as a means of preventing disease.
The oral cavity has many more surfaces in it besides the surfaces of teeth and ALL surfaces get dirty when eating and or drinking.
Therefore oral hygiene is cleanliness of all oral surfaces as a means of preventing oral disease.
THE INSTRUCTION “BRUSH YOUR TEETH”
The instruction “Brush Your Teeth” has two major flaws.
MAJOR FLAW # 1:
Brush Your Teeth instructs you to clean surfaces of teeth. NOTHING ELSE! Therefore several surfaces in the mouth are left dirty and this dirt, with help from saliva and muscular movements, will spread back onto surfaces that have been cleaned! Not good hygiene!
MAJOR FLAW # 2:
Brush Your Teeth is almost always followed by the implied, unspoken and un-written instruction….and ‘rinse your mouth’. Rinsing your mouth rids the mouth of the cleaned-off dirt and also all the ingredients in toothpaste.
Toothpaste packaging lists the ingredients present in the toothpaste and lists text and graphics which state their claims;
prevents decay, repairs decay, makes teeth stronger, kills bacteria, prevents plaque, prevents bad breath etc.
But rinsing IS necessary to remove the undesirables.
So it’s time for a new oral hygiene instruction.
THE PERFECT ORAL HYGIENE INSTRUCTION
The perfect oral hygiene instruction must achieve three objectives:
- The perfect oral hygiene instruction must achieve total cleanliness of every surface in the mouth with absolutely no dirt left on any surface in the mouth.
- The perfect oral hygiene instruction must achieve total protection for every surface in the mouth, particularly the surfaces of teeth, gums and tongue.
- The perfect oral hygiene instruction must achieve prevention of all easily preventable oral diseases which are; tooth decay, gum disease, bad breath, stained teeth.
VOILA! ONE PERFECT ORAL HYGIENE INSTRUCTION
“TREAT YOUR WHOLE MOUTH”
Read This Book. Learn How To “Treat Your Whole Mouth”
SENSATIONAL SMILES SIMPLE ADVICE
4 YOUR SMILE 2 SHINE FROM TEENAGE TO OLD AGE”
MOUTHWISE ORAL HEALTHCARE
MouthWise Oral HealthCare’s instruction “Treat Your Whole Mouth” does all that a perfect oral hygiene instruction sets out to achieve
- No un-cleaned mouth surfaces
- All mouth surfaces protected against oral diseases
- All oral disease prevented
FOR TEETH STAIN PREVENTION
“Treat Your Whole Mouth”MouthWise Oral HealthCare presents
the perfect book for you to learn how to “Treat Your Whole Mouth”
SENSATIONAL SMILES SIMPLE ADVICE
4 YOUR SMILE 2 SHINE FROM TEENAGE TO OLD AGE”
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By Dr Garth Pettit on August 13, 2009 | No Comments
Front Cover, STOP THE ROT
Dr. Garth Pettit’s new book, Stop The Rot, presents parents with the medical studies that now prove that gum disease is an indicator of more serious ailments, including heart disease, and offers instruction on using a full oral hygiene program to not only stop the rot but to gain better health.
(Morgan James Publishing Press Release) December 31, 2008 – Dr. Garth Pettit’s first book, Sensational Smiles, was written for readers to bring their attention to the importance of using a full oral hygiene regim to prevent the easily preventable disases such as tooth decay, gum diseases, bad breath and stained teeth. His new book, Stop The Rot, goes one step further. He presents parents with the medical studies that now prove that gum disease is an indicator of more serious ailments, including heart disease, and offers instruction on using a full oral hygiene program to not only stop the rot but to gain better health.
Typical oral health education traditionally relies on the old adage “brush your teeth” to maintain good oral health. Oral health educator Dr. Garth Pettit says that this habit, begun in the 15th century, has actually been proven not to eliminate preventable oral diseases. He maintains that it’s this instruction that has created the demands for not only dental services but general health visits as well. “If people were taught from an early age to care for their entire mouth there would be less need for not only those dreaded visits to the dentist’s office but would certainly affect visits to other doctors as well, ” he says.
Dr. Pettit says that as long as parents, along with any schools that have oral health education programs, base their children’s smiles on the instruction”brush your teeth” are making a big mistake. Parents and teachers who care about the general health of children will be intrigued to learn that taking care of one’s entire mouth prevents more than just gum disease. It prevents other more serious diseases as well so why not learn good habits from a young age?
Stop The Rot not only presents the newcientific evidence that brushing is not enough but offers parents and readers of any age an easy-to-understand program they can use themselves and teach to children. Dr. Pettits adaptation of the “treat your whole mouth” school of thought is a complete oral hygiene program that not only cleans mouth surfaces but leaves the teeth, gums and tongue surfaces fully protected against easily preventable oral and other general health-related diseases.
Dr. Garth Pettit was raised and educated in South Australia. He was in private dental practice in Australia and the UK before retiring. Since his retirement he has been tirelessly researching oral healthcare. He has discovered the shocking lack of updated educational resources available in treating preventable oral diseases, particularly pertaining to children ansd teenagers. He continues to advocate better mouthcare for people of every age.
About Morgan James Publishing
Morgan James has revolutionized book publishing – from the author’s standpoint. Their Entrepreneurial Publishing model enriches authors as well as the company. Morgan James Publishing was selected for Fast Company Magazine’s Fast 50 for 2006 for their leading creative thinking, significant accomplishments and stands to have aignificant impact on the industry for the next 10 years. For additional information, visit http://wwwMorganJamesPublishing.com
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By Dr Garth Pettit on December 8, 2008 | No Comments
My company’s websites
My company, 4 Your Smile 2 Shine Pty Ltd, ABN 12 089 094 182, has the following websites:
www.Prevent-Oral-Disease-in-Children.blogspot.com
Please note: URL’s pointing to www.DrGarthPettit.com are; MouthWiseMouths.com, MouthWiseMembers.com, StopTheRotStopTellingChildrenBrushYourTeeth.com
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By Dr Garth Pettit on November 30, 2008 | No Comments
Vote for children’s oral health
The following You Tube video was an audition video I submitted for The Next Internet Millionaire contest of 2007, the brainchild of internet guru Joel Comm of adsense fame. I failed to receive enough votes to get past the end of the first stage. However it did get a lot of good, free publicity for my cause. Your rating even now will help prevent oral disease in children and would be greatly appreciated.
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By Dr Garth Pettit on November 29, 2008 | No Comments
A Video Presentation of The MouthWise Oral Health Kit
A MouthWise Oral Health education resource for children from 5 to 11 years comprising 10 books, Visits 1-10 to GarGar The Dentist and a C.D.4 Your Smile 2 Shine.
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By Dr Garth Pettit on November 27, 2008 | No Comments
Please Note Change of Name:
The Roles of Parents and Teachers
In
MouthWise Web Adventures 4 Kids
Parents
I believe children’s ideal oral hygiene instructors are their parents, simply because they are with their children every day and children need oral healthcare instruction and oral healthcare supervision every day.
Teachers
I believe children’s ideal oral health educators are their teachers at school, simply because teachers are trained to teach and schools have the ideal environment for learning. But I do not imply that a parent is not always the ideal for this role.
Enrol Your Children Today
Parents and teachers, enrol your children today in the MouthWise Oral Web Adventures 4 Kids. Educate your children to become self-motivated to make the wise decisions CHILDREN constantly need to make for themselves, without supervision, to PREVENT oral disease, to MAINTAIN oral health, to RETAIN their teeth white, to PRESERVE their smiles for life and to AVOID expensive dentistry. Oral health educators, give children their very best oral healthcare education. Tell them all about a smile.
You are children’s ideal oral health educators. Children need oral health educators who can deliver the very best oral healthcare education at the time when they need it most. From the eruption of a child’s first baby teeth to the eruption of the last second molar teeth! As soon as they are receptive, start telling them all about a smile. (more…)
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By Dr Garth Pettit on November 13, 2008 | No Comments
Comments by Dr Garth Pettit on The Video Zorba The Greek Yolgnu Style
MouthWise Oral HealthCare education resources had their origins when, in January 1997, I was accepted for the position of District Dental Officer, East Arnhem Land in the North-West of the Northern Territory of Australia.
Until my departure from East Arnhem Land in June 2002 I was kept happily, very busy, visiting the main, remote, greatly-scattered Aboriginal communities in that wonderful, unique part of Australia.
It was during my visit in early 2001 to the Aboriginal community of Numbulwar when I first became aware that the instruction “Brush Your Teeth” was flawed, a cause of oral diseases and needed a major overhaul. So was born my 21st Century oral hygiene instruction “Treat Your Whole Mouth”.
I have many wonderful memories of East Arnhem Land and of it’s inhabitants. When Australian aboriginals live on their natural bush tucker diet they have one of the most beautiful dentitions in the world.
They are wonderful people and have a great sense of humour as you will note in this video. (more…)
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