Don't skip the dentist because you are concerned about your risk for heart attack or stroke, agrees Saul Pressner, a dentist in private practice in New York City.

不要因为你在考虑关于你的心脏病或中风的风险而跳过你的牙科医生，纽约市私人诊所牙科医生Saul Pressner同意。

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The partnership and the BDA have produced 30, 000 leaflets about finding a dentist, the difference between private and NHS services and the cost of treatment, which will be handed out at GP and dental surgeries.

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