Countries Around the World Celebrate World Oral Health Day on March 20

Posted: March 20, 2015
Edited by Dentaltown staff

GENEVA—Today, March 20, is World Oral Health Day and countries worldwide are celebrating lifelong oral health with a "smile for life".
 
Some 95 countries, 65 national dental associations, 30 student dental associations and the World Oral Health Day partners are working hard and holding fun, hands-on and informative events to raise awareness and show that oral health is a serious issue with far-reaching consequences.  
 
With a focus on achieving the greatest impact, this year’s planned activities include: the Dentolympics (oral health games for children) in Bolivia, a flash mob organized by dental students in Italy, free oral health assessments for more than one thousand students in Kenya and a marathon for dental professionals in front of the pyramids in Egypt.
 
In addition, the "smile for life" message will be broadcast to the world via the giant NASDAQ screen in Times Square with a display collage of some of the WOHD 2015 customised posters.
 
Globally, oral disease affects most adults and as many as 90 percent of schoolchildren. Oral diseases are a significant burden on overall health, with the greatest burden falling on disadvantaged and poor populations. The principal problems are dental caries, periodontal diseases and oral cancer.

FDI World Dental Federation president Dr. Tin Chun Wong will speak at a WOHD event organized by the Indonesian Dental Association and Unilever.
 
"I would like to take the opportunity to thank all national dental associations, dental students and other partners for working so hard to get the 'Smile for life' message across by joining in the celebrations and organizing their own local, regional or national awareness raising event," she said."Prevention is better than cure is an old saying. Let’s bring it up-to-date today on World Oral Health Day 2015 to help in the fight for a “Smile for life” for everyone, no matter where they live."
 
 
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