Nigeria Medical Association, NMA, Ogun State branch, has decried low awareness on oral hygiene in the country, describing the mouth as the gateway to the body system.
The body stated this during an awareness walk and talk to mark the 2017 World Oral Health Day with the theme “Live Mouth Smart”, held in Abeokuta.
Speaking with newsmen, the chairman of NMA Dental Committee, Dr. Aliu Abu, said the walk was to create awareness among the populace, saying many Nigerians take oral health for granted.
He noted that many people do not seek dental check-up twice in a year until they had a worsening situation.
Earlier, the secretary of the committee, Dr. Seyi Adu, said there are no statistics to show the number of people suffering from oral health diseases in the country, urging government to include oral health into the primary health care delivery.
Adu commended the National Assembly and the Federal Ministry of Health for working on the oral health policy that will take oral health messages to the grassroots.
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