World Oral Health Day (March 20) is undoubtedly the most important dental holiday on the calendar. For several years, the Polish Dental Society and its partners have inspired the celebration of the event. What is worth knowing about this year’s celebrations? We invite you to read.
IDEA
The idea of the World Oral Health Day (abbreviated ŚDZJU) was born in 2008. The event was initiated by the FDI World Dental Federation. Globally, we are talking about World Oral Health Day (WOHD for short). Each year, FDI tries to tackle a different topic, but the leading message is the importance of oral health for the entire body. we invite you to www.worldoralhealthday.org.
ROLE PTS
Since 2018, the Polish Dental Society has been organizing the campaign “Poland says #aaa!” (www.polskamowiaaa.pl), supporting the celebration of ŚDZJU. In previous years, the Supreme Medical Chamber, currently one of our Partners, was an important promoter of the celebration. The main goal of the PTS is to promote the JEWS and to inspire various communities to undertake preventive or educational initiatives on that day.
LEADER THEME 2021
“Health starts in the mouth. Conscious patient, conscious doctor ”- this is the main slogan of this year’s celebrations. This year we focus on the most important correlations between the dental health and the occurrence and treatment of chronic diseases. In other words, we will explain to patients and their doctors what impact the condition of the teeth has on the occurrence, course or development of diseases such as diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, cognitive disorders, etc.
IMPORTANT FACT
The condition of the oral cavity is of key importance to the health of the whole organism, but unfortunately often unrecognized or overlooked. The poor condition of the teeth and / or gums may have a significant impact on the development of systemic diseases, often regardless of other risk factors. It may also accelerate the emergence of health problems or have an impact on a more severe course of the disease, complications or lower effectiveness of therapy.
ORAL HEALTH MONTH
In 2019, the PTS, by means of a special resolution, established the March is Mouth Health Month. Thus, instead of one day of celebration, we have 31 of them! We also remind you that on March 5 we celebrate World Dentist Day.
MAP OF INITIATIVES
One of the key elements of the annual celebration. You can independently submit initiatives under # ŚDZJU on the map. Dental offices, kindergartens, schools and various institutions add their ideas. An important element of the celebrations – available on the map – is the database of free dental checkups.
PRESS CONFERENCE / MEDIA SERVICE
It is scheduled for March 19 at 10.30. The online-only meeting will be broadcast on the FB profile of the Polish Dental Society. We invite everyone, not only journalists. The event was confirmed by specialists in the field of dentistry, cardiology, psychiatry, nephrology, diabetology and primary health care.
Contact for media: Łukasz Sowa ([email protected], 507-153-530)
Important / interesting topics for national and local media
- Oral health assessment at the primary health care physician.
- Proper oral hygiene, principles of prophylaxis.
- Periodontal disease with tooth loss as the sixth complication of diabetes
- Parodontosis pathogens and the formation and faster development of atherosclerosis
- The occurrence of periodontal diseases and kidney damage and failure
- Periodontal soft tissue inflammation and inflammation of the central nervous system. Do teeth contribute to the development of dementia or Alzheimer’s disease?
- Untreated inflammation and diseases of the mother’s teeth, increased risk of premature birth and low birth weight of the fetus.
PARTNERS
Each year, the event is supported by a wide range of Partners, Honorary Patrons and Media Partners. It is impossible to list all of them here, but we list all of them on the official website of the event www.polskamowiaaa.pl. This year, we are particularly pleased with the cooperation with the Institute of Patient Rights and Health Education and the OralB company. Most of the Partners take up valuable initiatives (mainly webinars), which we are happy to share in the official channels of the event.
TESTS
As in previous years, the organizers conduct questionnaires to check the dental awareness of doctors and patients. This year, we invite you to participate in two simple surveys:
SURVEY FOR PATIENTS
SURVEY FOR DOCTORS
EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS
They constitute an important link in the celebration, and are a base of up-to-date and proven knowledge. They are available on www.polskamowiaaa.pl in the Materials section. On March 19, during a press conference, the main brochure of this year’s celebrations will be presented. The material is prepared together with the Patient Area CEDE (Central European Exhibition of Dental Products)
SOCIAL MEDIA
We are present mainly on Facebook. We invite you to like the official profile Polish Dental Societycampaign profile Poland says aaa, and events World Oral Health Day.
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