Qatar participates with the countries of the world in celebrating the International Day of Oral and Dental Health, which falls today, March 20, under the slogan (Keep your mouth healthy). On this occasion, the Ministry of Public Health, in co-operation with the Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) and Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC), is launching an awareness campaign through the ministry's official communication platforms in light of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The initiative aims to increase awareness about the importance of oral and dental care, current oral and dental services in the community, and to enhance communication between dental services and prevention departments in various medical institutions with different sectors in society, in addition to targeting all community groups such as children, adolescents, and adults. The campaign also encourages eating a healthy, balanced diet.
Dr Wafaa al-Mulla, an oral and dental health specialist and official in charge of promotion and prevention at the National Oral and Dental Health Committee, said that through the campaign, educational awareness-raising publications on oral and dental health will be published across all social media platforms of the Ministry of Public Health and social platforms for health sector partners, in addition to publishing an awareness film by Hamad Medical Corporation.
This participation is part of the outputs of the National Committee for Oral and Dental Health, with the participation of Hamad Medical Corporation and Primary Health Care Corporation. Dr. Wafaa al-Mulla added that in conjunction with the World Down Syndrome Day that falls on March 21, the Ministry of Public Health, in co-operation with Hamad Medical Corporation, encourages children with Down syndrome and their families to adopt healthy and sound lifestyles from a young age. These children have an approach to oral and dental health through the use of modern educational and scientific methods to reduce the percentage of caries according to their level of perception.
Within the framework of the National Health Strategy 2018-2022 and under the umbrella of the National Oral and Dental Health Committee, the Ministry of Public Health launched the National Oral and Dental Health Campaign last December through electronic communication platforms due to the circumstances of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Primary Health Care Corporation, in co-operation with the health authorities in Qatar, carried out the national oral and dental health surveys for school students and children with the aim of determining the level and quality of information related to oral and dental health and its sources for parents of children and students participating in the surveys, as well as determining the level of tooth decay among school students in Qatar.
This was done to help compare the level of oral health information, its sources, and the prevalence of dental caries among male and female students, and Qataris and non-Qataris, in addition to knowing the relationship between the level of oral health information and health practices, including dietary habits, with the extent of caries prevalence among male students and females.
There are also plans to implement surveys and other awareness programmes that are among the goals of the National Oral and Dental Health Committee.
The initiative aims to increase awareness about the importance of oral and dental care, current oral and dental services in the community, and to enhance communication between dental services and prevention departments in various medical institutions with different sectors in society, in addition to targeting all community groups such as children, adolescents, and adults. The campaign also encourages eating a healthy, balanced diet.
Dr Wafaa al-Mulla, an oral and dental health specialist and official in charge of promotion and prevention at the National Oral and Dental Health Committee, said that through the campaign, educational awareness-raising publications on oral and dental health will be published across all social media platforms of the Ministry of Public Health and social platforms for health sector partners, in addition to publishing an awareness film by Hamad Medical Corporation.
This participation is part of the outputs of the National Committee for Oral and Dental Health, with the participation of Hamad Medical Corporation and Primary Health Care Corporation. Dr. Wafaa al-Mulla added that in conjunction with the World Down Syndrome Day that falls on March 21, the Ministry of Public Health, in co-operation with Hamad Medical Corporation, encourages children with Down syndrome and their families to adopt healthy and sound lifestyles from a young age. These children have an approach to oral and dental health through the use of modern educational and scientific methods to reduce the percentage of caries according to their level of perception.
Within the framework of the National Health Strategy 2018-2022 and under the umbrella of the National Oral and Dental Health Committee, the Ministry of Public Health launched the National Oral and Dental Health Campaign last December through electronic communication platforms due to the circumstances of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Primary Health Care Corporation, in co-operation with the health authorities in Qatar, carried out the national oral and dental health surveys for school students and children with the aim of determining the level and quality of information related to oral and dental health and its sources for parents of children and students participating in the surveys, as well as determining the level of tooth decay among school students in Qatar.
This was done to help compare the level of oral health information, its sources, and the prevalence of dental caries among male and female students, and Qataris and non-Qataris, in addition to knowing the relationship between the level of oral health information and health practices, including dietary habits, with the extent of caries prevalence among male students and females.
There are also plans to implement surveys and other awareness programmes that are among the goals of the National Oral and Dental Health Committee.