Social / World Oral and Dental Health Day.. Raising awareness of oral hygiene and preserving its health with preventive measures and procedures, the Saudi Press Agency

Jeddah, Shaaban 28, 1444 AH, corresponding to March 20, 2023 AD, SPA
The Kingdom participates with the countries of the world in celebrating the World Oral and Dental Health Day. which falls on March 20 of each year; It aims to raise global awareness of issues related to oral hygiene and preserving its health, through preventive measures and measures, as well as raising awareness of the importance of preserving teeth, encouraging healthy nutrition that is low in sugars, and combating smoking. Oral diseases are the most common non-communicable diseases worldwide.
The importance of World Oral and Dental Health Day lies in the fact that oral health is a major health concern for many countries, negatively affecting people throughout their lives, and oral diseases lead to pain, discomfort, social isolation, loss of self-confidence, and are often associated with other serious health problems. Most oral health conditions are largely preventable and treatable in their early stages.
The College of Dentistry at King Abdulaziz University organized; Various activities on this day; With the participation of the Saudi Dental Association; which also coincides with the Gulf Oral and Dental Health Week; And that at the headquarters of the University Dental Hospital; The educational and educational exhibition was launched on this occasion. Which aimed at introducing patients and visitors to the importance of maintaining oral and dental health, and distributing brochures and pamphlets; that educate the various segments of society; Concerning oral diseases, and the bad effects they cause, such as tooth decay, severe gum disease, and tooth loss.
The College of Dentistry at King Abdulaziz University is the second college in the Kingdom after the College of Dentistry at King Saud University. The scientific departments of the college have been restructured into ten departments. After it was four sections; With its different people, and during its journey of development and quality, it obtained a number of international academic recognitions. Its challenges are to become a distinguished edifice for scientific and academic dental sciences, and to provide the highest international standards of quality in teaching, training and scientific research for students.
The college also offers many outreach programs and services to the community. Believing in the importance of these programmes, it adopted the mobile clinics program to reach remote places and neighboring villages to provide awareness and treatment services; that benefit the oral health of the community; The college administration makes huge efforts by evaluating performance periodically to work to raise the level of the educational and therapeutic process and develop it continuously to keep pace with the rapid global development so that the College of Dentistry at King Abdulaziz University will always be in the lead, God willing.
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