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The Dentibús, bus Spanish Dental Foundation adapted as dental prevention and dental diagnosis, visited Cartagena on Friday 15 and Saturday March 16, to c ARING bucondental health of the population. Councilors Women, Clara Hall, and Education, Josefa Maroto, attended the mobile unit, located on the esplanade of the English Court.
During these sessions were conducted free screening to all who approached Cartagena.
Following the review, patients were informed of the state of your dental health while they offered advice on the various therapeutic approaches to address diseases they might have.
Likewise, physicians distribute information about the importance of having good oral hygiene through proper brushing using a fluoride toothpaste after every meal, with special attention to cleaning done before bedtime.
Likewise, also sought to raise public awareness of the needs of daily use floss and mouthwash, brush change every three months, or a healthy diet.
Patients were witnesses of how to make a good clean, proper technique consisting of sweeping the teeth from the gum towards the free edge of the tooth for at least two minutes.
This initiative aims to raise awareness of the need to go to the dentist to undergo preventive examinations at least once a year for early detection of diseases such as oral cancer or precancerous lesions when still no symptoms and may be diagnosed by the dentist with a clinical examination.
In addition, these revisions also allow preventive prematurely diagnose the most common diseases of the population, such as cavities or gum disease.
SPAIN, Paa S FOURTH of the Union "EUROPEAN THE LEAST go to the dentist
From the General Dentistry Council continues to emphasize the need to conduct such campaigns since Spain is the fourth country in the European Union that less goes to the dentist, just ahead of Latvia, Hungary and Romania.
In this sense, according to the Oral Health Survey in Spain 2010 College of the Organization in 2010, 85% of parents took their children to the dentist, and 52% of adults did not go to a dental clinic while only 38% of the largest attended a review.
Furthermore, in our country the number of treatments for dental caries is less than half of the EU.
Only between 53% and 65% of cavities are treated while in Europe the figure rises to 85%.
Also, between 85% and 94% of 35-year Spanish presents a health problem in the gums.
As for oral hygiene habits, over 20% of adults say they do not have brushed their teeth at least twice a day, and 6% of young adults aged 35 to 44 years do not brush never or almost never teeth.
In regard to children, over 30% of parents recognize that their children do not brush their teeth at least twice daily.
And the situation is not good for those over 65 and that 20% of this age group do not brush their teeth never or almost never.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena
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