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• Will strive for people-oriented oral health, advanced dentistry, says Dr Bharti Pawar

  Pawar guided participants from the three-day international conference on “International Digital Dentistry Implantology Conclave 2022” by the Indian Society of digital dentistry earlier last week. At the conference, Pawar launched the mobile app of the Indian Society of Digital Dentistry.

  

• Mouth diseases hit nearly half the world's people: WHO

  The UN health agency found that 45 percent of the global population, or around 3.5 billion people, are battling tooth decay, gum disease and other oral illnesses.

  

• Research reveals that carbs, sugary diets may cause poor oral health

  In a study in Scientific Reports, an open-access journal from the publishers of Nature, the UB-led team investigated whether carbohydrates and sucrose or table sugar, were associated with the diversity and composition of oral bacteria in a sample of 1,204 postmenopausal women using data from the Women's Health Initiative.

  

• Month-long oral health screening drive kicked off

  The health department has started a month-long campaign on oral health in the city. With the aim of identifying oral problems at the earliest, 30 health teams are holding screening camps across the city.

  

• Delhi gets centre for oral health, tobacco cessation

  To check tobacco addiction among people, the Delhi government has come up with a National Resource Centre for Oral Health and Tobacco Cessation in the city.

  

• Carbs, sugary foods may influence poor oral health: Study

  The team has investigated whether carbohydrates and sucrose or table sugar, were associated with the diversity and composition of oral bacteria in a sample of 1,204 postmenopausal women using data from the Women's Health Initiative.

  

• Bad oral health will not only get you in trouble with the dentist but could also raise Covid risk

  Research shows that people with poor oral health can end up with more severe symptoms.

  

• Here's how gum disease could lead to severe Covid-19 infection

  This report was published in the US's leading organisation of periodontists, the American Academy of Periodontology (AAP).

  

• MyDentalPlan raises $700,000 in seed funding from Safe Planet Medicare

  The company also announced its plan to foray into the retail business.

  

• Clove Dental celebrates 10 years of service

  On its 10th anniversary, Clove Dental appeals to the government to roll out a national plan for a cavity free nation

  

• Pediatric dentistry can reveal signs or diseases at a very early stage: Dr Srivats Bharadwaj

  Shahid Akhter, editor, ETHealthworld spoke to Dr Srivats Bharadwaj, founder, CEO & Chairman at Vatsalya Dental, Bengaluru, to know more about the pediatric dentistry and how oral health can actually diagnose up to 120 medical conditions.