Dr Walid Hassan, head of the Central Department of Dentistry at the Ministry of Health, said the problem with dental care is that citizens feel that its cost is high, and therefore many are afraid and some are afraid to go to the dentist , because it is he who diagnoses, treats and intervenes surgically if necessary.
And added, during an intervention with the media, Nada Reda, to the “Min Masr” program, which is broadcast on the channel.cbc“The political leadership pays attention to all public health initiatives, so it was necessary to pay attention to oral health, because it is one of the things that most leads to the spread of disease, so there had to be an oral health initiative.”
He said: “The initiative has many axes, the first of which is the examination of the pregnant mother and the child during the breastfeeding period, of school and post-school children and of the elderly. It was not only related to ‘oral health, especially since many public health initiatives are taking place in Egypt, it was necessary for a process of merging initiatives to take place, so it has become one of the examinations that are carried out on the citizen, who undergoes a dental examination.
And he continued: “Pregnant women are examined and their oral health is examined while the rest of their organs are examined, especially since the mouth affects the health of the digestive system as a whole. Health, and we directly targeted almost 280,000 citizens, in addition to medical convoys.
He added: “Now is the period of early diagnosis of oral and dental diseases, and there will be an initiative for early diagnosis of oral cancers, especially as some problems start to appear at certain stages. You test if an abnormality is found.
