In order for each person to become aware of the importance of maintaining correct oral health, the International Dental Federation, the Provincial Section of Stomatology, of the General Directorate of Health, deployed a significant group of prevention and promotion activities in different settings in the territory. .
Dr. Daniel Armas Cruz, head of the Section, said that it is important for people to know that there are no levels of general health unless oral health is achieved and guaranteed, which is based on all the procedures carried out in the oral cavity. from chewing, the first stage of digestion and the link that exists between oral pathologies and systemic diseases such as diabetes mellitus.
“In Cuba we are governed by a national program that links the stomatologist to the family doctor and nurse program and establishes promotion and prevention actions, aimed primarily at risk groups, those under 19 years of age, over 60 years of age, people with intellectual disabilities and pregnant women.”
The purpose, the doctor emphasized, is to affect the diseases in their initial stages to avoid reaching their serious forms with the corresponding complications.
For this reason, they have developed an important group of activities, among which are exhibitions in the main parks of the city and in connection with educational institutions, neighborhoods in transformation, nursing homes, grandparents’ homes, maternity homes and work centers, he said.
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