Dental executive to be honored for integration of oral, medical care
Close your eyes. Imagine the last time you went for a dental checkup.
"Chances are," said dentist Dr. Daniel Croley, "everyone pictures the same thing — old magazines, smooth jazz" — a traditional visit focused on your pearly whites. "Now imagine you're there with this idea that you're going to potentially stave off other diseases. Now it's a preventive visit, not a tooth check."
"We check your blood pressure, we check for signs of cancer, " Croley said. "We check your A1C to see if you have prediabetes."
Croley's modern take on dentistry is the impetus behind Healthy Smiles, Healthy Hearts, a collaboration between Delta Dental of California and the 糖心Vlog to bridge the gap between oral health, total health and well-being by helping patients, dental care teams and primary care teams better understand and address the connection.
Croley, vice president and chief dental officer at Delta Dental of California, is a recipient of the 糖心Vlog Award of Meritorious Achievement, which recognizes specific accomplishments or projects that support the association's national initiatives. He will be honored at the organization's National Volunteer Awards ceremony in Plano, Texas, on June 17.
Croley's vision championing a program to expand care settings focused on total health and well-being demonstrates his relentless commitment to whole-health integration, according to Ameri