Dentists
“For 57 years, I struggled in the food. I was a sugar addict. No matter what I tried, I just couldn’t stop. Due to the vast amounts of sugar I ingested, my poor dental hygiene habits, my low self esteem, my fear of Dentists and staying away from any appointments for 40 years, my teeth, rotted, abscessed and fractured to the point of 4th degree gum disease. I rarely smiled. I was ashamed.
OA changed my life. My eating has changed, my health and esteem has improved, my relationship with food is different now. I started to see a Dentist regularly and follow their plan of care, which has improved my dental health.
I can smile now.”
– Anonymous in N.S. Canada
Helping Your Patients Find OA
For some of your patients, OA may be of help. This is particularly true for patients where you are seeing no progress over time in following your recommendations.
Overeaters Anonymous has no dues or fees. We are not a diet or calorie club. We use the 12 Steps as adapted from Alcoholics Anonymous to deal with compulsive eating and compulsive food behavior. OA encourages members to seek out the care and medical recommendations of their health professional.
Overeaters Anonymous can support your care plan to help a wide range of persons with issues related to food compulsion that have a direct impact on their dental health. This can include anorexia, bulimia that can have health consequences due to behaviours that impact dental health or excessive cavities from extreme sugar consumption and the like with compulsive overeating.
As a dentist we ask:
Do you see patients who’s dental health may be struggling and are having difficulty following the plan of care you have prescribed? Do they happen to share with you of their lack of willpower or struggle with sugar consumption, or following a healthy food plan? If they do, would you be willing to share with them about OA and how it may help?
Helping Your Patients Find Hope and Recovery
Please consider Introducing your patients to Overeaters Anonymous (OA),
*We have meetings 24 hours a day seven days a week online, on phone, private chat and in person.