title: Are you ready for the betel nut?
abstract: As Texas becomes more diverse in its urban populations, dentists should educate themselves on their diverse patient base, including its cultures and cultural habits. The betel nut is chewed by more than 10% of the world's population and the oral care of these patients present many unique challenges. Other cultural beliefs can represent years of ideas passed on from one generation to another and need to be respected. Education is an excellent way of changing harmful cultural habits.
authors.affiliation: JPS Community Health Dental Services, Healthy Smiles, 2500 Circle Dr, Fort Worth, TX 76119, USA. bdevine@jpshealth.org
authors.forename: Bill P
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: Devine
mesh_terms: D001114:Areca / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003469:Culture; D006801:Humans; D002052:Myanmar / Q000208:ethnology; D013781:Texas; D014075:Tooth Discoloration / Q000139:chemically induced*