From the Department of Dentistry, which depends on the Technical Secretary of the Ministry of Health, preventive actions are carried out that are replicated in all hospitals and health centers in the province.
From the central level, an event was organized on the ground floor of the Civic Center in which the head of the Department of Dentistry Federico Kahil, the head of the School Dentistry Service Silvia Rosas, the Director of National and Provincial Programs Facundo Giménez Pina, Director of the Institute participated. Dental Dr. Cayetano Torcivia and Referring Dentists of the Health Zones.
Dr. Federico Kahil greeted those present, extending his greeting to all dental colleagues on his day and underlining the importance of oral health prevention. Have good hygiene, eating habits and annual visits to the dental office.
Meanwhile, information brochures promoting oral health education actions were distributed and toothbrushes were distributed to all the people who came. The event ended with a performance by the UNSJ University Choir, directed by maestro Jorge Luis Romero, who performed I will always return to San Juan, La Chacarera de las Piedras and the NN.
This celebration began to take shape on October 3, 1917 when an emblematic meeting was held in Santiago de Chile in which dentists from Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, Paraguay, Dominican Republic, Uruguay and Venezuela participated, gathered to debate some key aspects related to this profession that takes care of people’s oral health.
