World Oral Health Day: Journey from Oral Health to Mouth Health

World Health Day 1994: oral health for a healthy life.

IMPORTANCE OF ORAL HEALTH

Dental disease is the number one clinical problem in small animal practices,[1] And thus oral pathology is exceedingly common in small animal patients. In addition, there is a very wide variety of pathologies that are encountered within the oral cavity. These conditions often cause significant pain and/or localised, regional and systemic infection.[2]</sup...

Oral Health of Fasting Muslims

Introduction: It is important that oral hygiene be carried out on a regular basis to enable prevention of dental disease. There are lot of changes in lifestyle and food consumption patterns during the muslim fasting of 30 days during month of Ramadan. This study focuses to find the oral hygiene practices and perceptions of fasting individuals. Methods: A questi...

World Health Organization dedicates World Health Day to road safety.

W orldwide, nearly 1.2 million people are killed in road traffic crashes every year and about 20 million to 50 million more are injured or disabled. These injuries account for 2.1% of global mortality and 2.6% of all disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) lost. Low income and middle income countries account for about 85% of the deaths and 90% of the DALYs lost annually as a result of road traff...

Oral Health Literacy and Oral Health Behavior of Senior Medical and Pharmacy Students

Background and Aim: Oral health literacy plays an important role in oral health promotion. This study aimed to assess the level of oral health literacy of senior medical and pharmacy students. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on senior medical and pharmacy students (n=300) of Tehran University of Medical Sciences in 2015. The oral health literacy-adult questionna...