Hafr Al-Batin Health Department, in cooperation with the Saudi Dental Association and the Saudi Society of Periodontal Diseases, organized yesterday the activities of the Gulf Oral and Dental Health Week under the slogan “My health starts from my mouth.”
The events, which targeted all age groups, included a review of advisory, preventive and awareness services, through the prevention methods required for everyone to avoid serious and costly dental problems in the long term, maintain oral and dental hygiene, and follow the correct healthy food habits.
The activities included several awareness pillars that included a corner concerned with oral health, a corner on the impact of diabetes on dental health, a corner for healthy and unhealthy nutrition, a corner for examining children’s teeth and the application of fluoride, in addition to a corner for medical consultations that took care of educating visitors in the field of dental specialties, The elderly and fixtures corner, smoking corner and its effect on dental and oral health.
The participants in the event emphasized, through the awareness pillars, that brushing and toothpaste properly daily is the most important way to maintain oral and dental hygiene and prevent caries and the resulting diseases, noting that toothbrush care is an important element for a clean and healthy mouth. It has an important role in improving health.