Don’t Let Dental Anxiety Damage Your Health

As a dentist in Manhattan, I deal with some pretty gutsy people every day, as you can imagine. But guess what? I still see new patients now and again who have real fears of treatment or the idea of seeing a dentist. They are usually in pain by the time they build up the courage to come into the office, so the pain brings them in. Which means that there are a whole lot of people out there - in New York and across the country - who never even make it to the dentist due to their dental phobia! And that's really bad news, since avoiding the dentist can really harm your health. Dr. Nina Izhaky joings Mark Alyn on this edition of Late Night Health.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/late-night-health-radio--2804369/support.