Reorienting Primary Oral Healthcare – Pakistan Dental Mission 2017, An IMANA-Riphah Collaboration
“More than 90 percent of all systemic diseases have oral manifestations, meaning that your dentist could be the first health care provider to diagnose a health problem” (Raymond Martin, Academy of general 1 dentistry). 2 Oral health is widely recognized as a significant determinant of general health...
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Published in | J. Islamic Int. Med. Coll. Vol. 12; no. 3; pp. 160 - 162 |
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Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Riphah International University, Islamabad
01.09.2017
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Summary: | “More than 90 percent of all systemic diseases have oral manifestations, meaning that your dentist could be the first health care provider to diagnose a health problem” (Raymond Martin, Academy of general 1 dentistry). 2 Oral health is widely recognized as a significant determinant of general health. The burden of poor oral health 3 has crucial social and economic implications, especially in the developing world. Low BMI, poor pregnancy outcomes, low birth weight, diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular diseases are some of the conditions 4 associated with compromised oral health. In third world countries, other risk factors such as poor socioeconomic status, lack of dental health education and awareness and inappropriate health policies further... |
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ISSN: | 1815-4018 2410-5422 |