Dentists fraternity here feels that the concept of oral hygiene still largely remains a neglected topic even though the awareness among the people on environmental hygiene and overall body hygiene has improved in the recent years in the city.
Considering the necessity posed by the said situation, the Indian Dental Association (Tirupur branch) is all set to roll out a comprehensive crusade across the city to inculcate the need for maintaining good oral health and reduce the usage of tobacco as well as tobacco products.
“People will be educated how poor oral health can affect the overall health of a person. It is usually termed mouth as the window to one’s overall health.
“It is roughly estimated that about 75 per cent of the population have some sort of dental issues with the magnitude ranging from trivial to complicated problems. This is because the people do not go to a dentist for regular check-up unless they have some pain,” said Dr. M. Chandramohan, president of Indian Dental Association (Tirupur branch).
According to the action plan drafted by the association, free camps will be held in schools and public places to screen for any tooth diseases/decay, gum problems and detect cavities.
On the sidelines of these camps and through special propaganda, people will be educated on the ill-effects of tobacco usage.
“Tobacco use is the main cause for oral cancer since the substance changes the genetic structure of the normal cells at a quick pace,” pointed out Dr. Sebastian Min, president-elect of IDA (Tirupur branch).
The dentists’ fraternity also wanted the people to understand the importance of screening once in six months even if they did not have any diseases.
Source: The Hindu
