{"id":418,"date":"2019-08-29T14:34:25","date_gmt":"2019-08-29T09:04:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rrdch.org\/blog\/?p=418"},"modified":"2019-09-17T14:51:00","modified_gmt":"2019-09-17T09:21:00","slug":"dental-public-health-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rrdch.org\/blog\/dental-public-health-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Dental Public Health In India \u2013 A Concern?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Oral health has been a cause of concern in India. The primary reason is the high level consumption of tobacco and next is unawareness about it particularly in rural areas. Excessive usage of tobacco and added to that lack of oral hygiene amongst Indians more so rural Indians has led to loss of lives due to oral cancers and other life threatening conditions. One example is that of a 42 year old Bareilly resident Mohsin Khan, an embroidery worker who started chewing tobacco on the behest of friends. Recently, he faced issues with concentration while doing embroidery after he returned from a Tobacco Cessation Cell in New Delhi, but it was too late for him as he had been diagnosed with leukoplakia viz. a pre-cancerous lesion. He also mentioned that he wasn\u2019t aware that oral health was so vital and could cause life threatening conditions like Cancer. He also mentioned that he used to clean his teeth using Neem Sticks and Coal Ash.<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rrdch.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Dental-Public-Health-In-India.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-419\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rrdch.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Dental-Public-Health-In-India.jpg\" alt=\"Dental Public Health In India\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rrdch.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Dental-Public-Health-In-India.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.rrdch.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Dental-Public-Health-In-India-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rrdch.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Dental-Public-Health-In-India-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">As per government statistics over 70% of the school children have cavities and over 90% of the adult population in India does get affected by periodontal condition. Even National Oral Health Policy draft of 2018 does mention that oral diseases in India are rampant and repetitive as well making it a silent epidemic of sorts. <\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Oral issues within Indian children and adults in India include problems like cavities, periodontal conditions, oro-facial anomalies, temporo-mandibular joint disorders, loss of teeth, dental fluorosis, dental trauma as well as oral cancers as per Consultant Dentist of Columbia Asia Hospital.<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Rural Areas it gets worse because there is lack of infrastructure there. Scarcity of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rrdch.org\/department\/public-health-dentistry\/\">dental health professionals<\/a> in public hospitals is also and added issue. Well, this makes it difficult for the common man as he\/ she have to shell out the expenses for oral treatment from their own pockets. As a result the common man opts out of treatment and goes for extraction, which is a cheaper way out. <\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Well, addictions like alcohol and tobacco do play a vital role in oral health. Additionally people in India ignore dental health issues big time. There has been proven research that managing dental health properly can help prevent many health conditions and even reduces the risk of diabetes, preterm labor and even heart attack as per Praveshh Gaur, Founder, Director of Srauta Wellness Center.<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">*Sourced from Internet<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Just know about <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rrdch.org\/\">Rajarajeswari Dental College and Hospital, Bangalore<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oral health has been a cause of concern in India. 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