[Why physicians should pay attention to oral health too]

In literature oral health is broadly described and interrelations between oral health, general health and quality of life have been established. However, oral health is often overlooked by medical professionals, in contrast to veterinarians, who inspect the mouth of their patients as a standard procedure. In this manuscript the authors explain why patients could benefit if medical professionals pay more attention to oral health, by trying to inspire them to assess oral health as part of general health and to cooperate more with dental professionals to safeguard (oral) health.