(MENAFN- The Peninsula) Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) is encouraging residents to maintain proper oral health hygiene to ensure a healthy 'Smile for Life', which was the theme for this year's World Oral Health Day.
Observed yearly on March 20, the day serves as an occasion to remind governments, national dental associations, schools, communities and families of their important role in raising awareness of good oral hygiene and habits contributing to good oral health to ensure effective prevention of oral health diseases and disorders.
"Oral health is essential for general health and quality of life. It is a state of being free from mouth and facial diseases and disorders that limit an individual's capacity in biting, chewing, smiling, speaking, and psychosocial wellbeing," said Dr Mohamed Sultan Al Darwish, Prosthodontist and Dental Public Health expert at HMC and President of Qatar Dental Society.
According to him, the most common oral diseases in Qatar are dental cavities, periodontal (gum) disease, oral cancer, oral infectious diseases, trauma from injuries, and hereditary lesions.
"In Qatar, dental caries or cavities are the leading oral health problems as our study last year provided solid evidence about this," said Dr Al Darwish.
He explained that the study conducted on 2,113 students in 12 government and four private schools, divided equally between boys' and girls' schools, found that about 85 percent of students had some form of tooth decay.
Dr Al Darwish has spearheaded events for HMC in conjunction with the Supreme Council of Health, Primary Health Care Corporation, Qatar Dental Society, College of the North Atlantic in Qatar's Health Sciences School, and Dental Services at the Ministry of Interior. Highlights of the events included oral health awareness activities across different schools and shopping malls in Qatar.
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