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Archipelago 7 months ago
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93 percent of Indonesian children have poor dental health, nationwide screening shows
Experts have long observed that many Indonesian parents underestimate the importance of baby teeth, resulting in neglect of their children’s oral health and failure to instill healthy dental habits early on.
Society 9 months ago
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More than 8 million take government’s free birthday checkups
Around two-thirds of people participating in the free birthday health screening are women, according to the Health Ministry, with health workers detecting dental problems, hypertension, diabetes and obesity as the top four health issues found during the checkups.
Health 3 years ago
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'What have they done?' Flip side of Turkey's dental boom
Attracted by the promise of the perfect smile at an unbeatable price, 150,000 to 250,000 foreign patients flock to Turkey every year, according to the Turkish Dentists' Association (TDB), making it one of the world's main dental tourism destinations alongside Hungary, Thailand and Dubai.
World 5 years ago
Delay routine dental checkups, WHO urges, until COVID-19 risk is known
Dental patients and staff need to be protected from any potential infection by aerosol-generating procedures, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday, as dentists return to work in areas where the COVID-19 pandemic is easing.
