ADA Patient Education Brochures

Educate and empower them with science-backed patient education from the ADA.

ADA patient education brochures
Nutrition and Oral Health

Educate your patients about healthy choices they can make to improve their oral health, including eating whole foods and limiting sugary drinks and snacks.

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Nutrition and Oral Health brochure cover

This brochure:

  • Includes illustration and description from MyPlate.gov that shows what a balanced diet looks like
  • Explains whole foods and why they offer more nutrition than processed foods
  • Describes how vitamins and minerals can keep your mouth healthy
  • Ties oral health to overall physical health and diet

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Nutrition and Oral Health
W22824 8 panels, 50 per pack

Hypertension: Making the Connection to Your Oral Health

This brochure covers hypertension and what it means for your patients and their treatment. It explains why a dentist would check blood pressure and how high blood pressure can affect patients during certain dental procedures.

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Hypertension: Making the Connection to Your Oral Health brochure cover

This brochure:

  • Explains systolic and diastolic blood pressure readings
  • Helps patients understand concerns related to chronic high blood pressure
  • Discusses ways to manage hypertension, such as medication and healthy eating
  • It includes tips on the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet

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Hypertension: Making the Connection to Your Oral Health
W25324 6 panels, 50 per pack

Pain Management for Dental Patients

This brochure follows pain management guidelines from the ADA.

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Pain Management for Dental Patients brochure cover

This brochure:

  • Clarifies how most dental surgery pain can be managed with over-the-counter (OTC) medications instead of opioid prescription medications.
  • Helps you explain to patients that pain and discomfort caused by dental procedures such as tooth replacements, wisdom tooth removal and scaling and root planning do not require prescription strength pain relief.
  • Encourages dentists and patients to have a conversation about how to best manage pain in the 2-3 days after a procedure.

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Pain Management for Dental Patients
W25124 6 panels, 50 per pack

Tooth Extraction: Post-Operative Instructions

Every extraction patient should have this brochure.

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Tooth Extraction: Post-Operative Instructions brochure cover

This brochure:

  • Provides general guidelines and post-operative instructions for tooth extractions to promote healing, prevent complications, and make the experience more comfortable
  • Describes what your patients should expect — and how to watch out for abnormalities.

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Tooth Extraction: Post-Operative Instructions
W11925 8 panels, 50 per pack

Periodontal Disease: Don't Wait Until it Hurts

Best Seller! Give your patients all the information they need to prevent and treat periodontal disease.

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Periodontal Disease brochure

This brochure:

  • Includes the main causes and warning signs of pain
  • Visually reinforces the different stages of disease with new clinical images
  • Explains prevention and treatment options and how to keep gums healthy after treatment

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Periodontal Disease: Don't Wait Until it Hurts
W12120 12-panel brochure, 50 per pack

 

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