why oral health is important ?

The practice of good oral hygiene seems to be an overlooked concept in most people’s day to day life. This has consequently resulted to increased burden of oral diseases in the world with the number of deaths attributed to oral diseases also increasing as each day pass. According to comprehensive report of oral disease burden with data profiles for 194 countries by WHO 2022 almost half of the world’s population (45% or 3.5 billion people) suffers from oral diseases with 3 out of the 4 affected people living in low and middle income countries. This is largely contributed by neglect in oral hygiene 

MKUDESA joins the rest of the dental professionals in spreading oral health awareness