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Tobacco Free Campaign: Nigerian Government Launches 2 Powerful Ads targeting second-hand smokers and raising cancer awareness (WATCH)
NO SMOKING! NO SMOKING! NO SMOKING!
For healthy living and for healthy mouth. What affects your dental health is not only what you eat and drink.
DIRECT EFFECTS ON THE TEETH:
Tobacco smoke produces black or brown stains on the tooth surface, which are caused by the tar products of tobacco consumption.
Oral Hygiene:
It has been...
Former Miss Tourism Sensitises Children On Dental Health
To ensure an improved oral health care among school children, former Miss Tourism, Ms. Tomi Salami, has called on Nigerian children to always brush twice daily even as she donated tooth brushes, pastes and dental floss to secondary schools in Surulere area of Lagos.
Salami described tooth ache as the most common cause of oral...
INTUITIVE HMS REDEFINES DENTAL PRACTICE IN NIGERIA
‘The digital revolution that is transforming every aspect of our world is also impacting dentistry and medicine in a multitude of ways, from electronic record-keeping and data analysis to new diagnostic tools, novel prevention methods and revolutionary treatment options. “The future is wide open with HMS (Intuitive),” says Emmott.’’
Technology is really changing dentistry for...
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How To Choose The Right Toothpaste For You And Your Family
Toothpaste and Toothbrush are essential complementary dentifrice that almost everybody get used to in their lifetime. Unlike other dental products like dental floss and mouthwashes, they are very popular and universal.
Toothpaste is a paste or gel dentifrice used to clean and improve the aesthetic appearance and health of teeth. It is almost always used...
YES/NO! Should I be rinsing my mouth with water after I brush?
This is one of the latest controversial questions among Nigerians now as regards the oral health. Generally, most people rinse their mouth with water either warm or hot or cold after brushing their teeth for many obvious reasons. The question that come to mind is “how else are you meant to remove or mask...
FACTS ABOUT WISDOM TEETH
Have you ever wondered why we call the teeth at the back of our mouth wisdom teeth?
One could have imagined that it is because it’s only the wise who have the complete 4 of them in the mouth or it is because they usually stand out among other forms of teeth in the mouth,...
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14th Annual Scientific Conference Of The Faculty Of Dentistry, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife
Wow. Faculty of Dentistry conference! It is another opportunity to visit Ile-Ife-the cradle of Yoruba race. I am always excited each time the name OAU Ile-Ife is mentioned, not only because i graduated from the institution, but the fact that what OAU Ile- Ife stands for is something...
INTUITIVE HMS REDEFINES DENTAL PRACTICE IN NIGERIA
‘The digital revolution that is transforming every aspect of our world is also impacting dentistry and medicine in a multitude of ways, from electronic record-keeping and data analysis to new diagnostic tools, novel prevention methods and revolutionary treatment options. “The future is wide open with HMS (Intuitive),” says Emmott.’’
Technology is really changing dentistry for...
The Nigerian Association of Dental Public Health (NADPH) 6th Scientific Conference and Annual General Meeting
Dental public health DPH has been defined as the science and the art of preventing and controlling disease and promoting dental health through organized community efforts. Nigerian Association of Dental Public Health consists of dentists involved in the assessment of dental health needs and improving the dental health of populations rather than...
IS DENTAL CARE ALLOWED DURING MUSLIM FASTING?
Nigeria is a multi-religious country. Ramadan, the Islamic Holy month is the ninth month of Islamic lunar calendar in which many faithful Muslims engage in a long time of fasting during daylight hours, lasts for 29 to 30 days. Ramadan poses many oral health challenges, and it’s important that people practising the...
CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC: DO’S AND DON’TS IN ORAL HEALTH CARE
It is no longer news that Coronavirus (COVID-19) has put the world at a standstill. In addition to the various precautions which had been advocated by various health organisations, here is a short list of the do's and don'ts to help govern your dental care during this period even as you stay...
YOU & YOUR DENTAL HEALTH DURING THIS COVID-19 PANDEMIC”
It is no news that there is a global menace called COVID-19, which has been spreading like a wildfire. This has necessitated the Nigerian government (both at the Federal and State level) to give an order of compulsory "Stay-at-home" to her citizens, to help nip it in the bud.
MY BABY’S TEETH SEEM DISCOLOURED. SHOULD I BE WORRIED?
Are you worried that your child´s teeth are changing colour? You are noticing yellow to brown to black and also greenish stains.Your Baby teeth which is also referred to as milk teeth are usually whiter than their adult teeth. Oh! What a relief right. This happens because their adult teeth is...
