Dr. Walid Hassan, head of the Central Department of Dentistry at the Ministry of Health, said that the problem with dental treatment is that citizens feel that its cost is high, and therefore many are afraid, and some are afraid to go to the dentist, because he is the one who diagnoses, gives treatment and intervenes surgically if necessary.
And he added, during an intervention with the media, Nada Reda, on the “Min Masr” program, which is broadcast on the channel.cbc“The political leadership pays attention to all public health initiatives, so it was necessary to pay attention to oral health, because it is one of the most common things that lead to the spread of diseases, so there must be an oral health initiative.”
He said: “The initiative has many axes, the first of which is the examination of the pregnant mother and the child during the lactation period, children of school age and post-school age, and the elderly. It was not only about oral health, especially since many public health initiatives are now taking place in In Egypt, it was necessary for a process of merging the initiatives to take place, so it became among the examinations that are carried out on the citizen, that he undergo a dental examination.
And he continued: “Pregnant women are examined and their oral health is examined while examining the rest of their organs, especially since the mouth affects the health of the digestive system as a whole. Health, and we targeted nearly 280,000 citizens directly, in addition to medical convoys.
He added: “Now is the period of early detection of oral and dental diseases, and there will be an initiative for the early detection of oral tumors, especially since some issues begin to appear at certain stages. Examinations if an abnormality is detected.