Shout It Out Loud: 2011 Is The Year of The Mouth!

Founding Members: President Dr. Chris Kammer, Paula Jacobs, RN, and Dr. Paul Jacobs

The Chinese have designated 2011 "The Year of the Rabbit," however, the bunnies are being asked to step aside because the president of North America's fastest growing health organization, The American Academy for Oral Systemic Health (AAOSH) is proclaiming the year 2011 as the "Year of the Mouth."

"Because the Mission of the American Academy for Oral Systemic Health is to educate the world this Proclamation serves to illustrate the Academy's commitment to put its money where its mouth is." declares Paul Jacobs, DDS, professional speaker and Founding Member of the Academy.

AAOSH is taking a stand that the mouth is the first place to start for overall body health and longer life. In recent years the studies have been piling up connecting poor oral health to the deadliest of diseases including heart disease, stroke, cancer and diabetes. Oral health problems have also been shown to have close connections to many other serious health concerns like Alzheimer's, arthritis, pneumonia and pregnancy complications. Founding member Paul Jacobs from Escanaba, Michigan shares his concern and goal, "Unfortunately, it just isn't common knowledge that oral health can add years to your life. Our group is committed to changing that!"

"AAOSH is aware we can only get so far with this "most important message ever" using the regular scientific and medical information outlets." AAOSH President Dr Chris Kammer says, 'It's time to open new doors for the public and use new ways to communicate this message about the body-debilitating and life-shortening consequences of poor oral health." Since one of the primary missions of AAOSH members is to "Shout It Out Loud" and communicate the importance of this mouth-body connection, they have borrowed the popular song title from the legendary rock group KISS as their rallying cry. The organization hopes to make it official as well; since adding a rock-and-roll theme to this life enhancing and life extending message will likely get it heard by more people in their public service announcements. "When lives are at stake, our group will go the distance to get the public's attention," continued Dr. Jacobs. "That's what 'The Year of the Mouth" is all about."

For more information on AAOSH, please visit, http://www.aaosh.com/