On World Oral Health Day, St Petersburg University dentists hold educational campaigns for young residents of St Petersburg
Dental students, lecturers at St Petersburg University and their colleagues from City Polyclinic № 76 have told the polyclinic patients about the importance of oral hygiene.
Students at St Petersburg University told patients about oral hygiene products and tools. They are constantly evolving to facilitate disease prevention and to make the hygiene process fast and efficient even at high speeds of life. St Petersburg University students and staff showed on the demonstration models the method how to brush teeth properly. Seemingly, we, from our childhood, know how to brush teeth, yet our brushing habits are far from being perfect.
Students in dental medicine at St Petersburg University practice their skills at the accreditation and simulation centre for continuing professional education in dental medicine and maxillofacial surgery. The centre is equipped with the state-of-the-art dental equipment. It includes simulation equipment, tools and materials made in Germany, Italy, and Russia. This equipment enables them to perform and practice almost all diagnostic, therapeutic and preventive manipulations.
Students also identified the risk factors for diseases. Among them are: difficult climatic conditions with a lack of sunlight; high humidity; low fluoride content in drinking water; poor diet; bad habits; and stress. In order to prevent serious development of the disease and to ensure early detection, it is recommended to visit a dentist at least once every six months. If you regularly visit a dentist, your visits are usually quick and painless, according to experts. After all, prevention is easier than cure.
Every year since 2008, on 20 March, at the initiative of the World Dental Federation, World Dental Health Day is celebrated all over the world. Its purpose is to draw our attention to the topic of the impact of dental health on our overall physical health and well-being.
’Polyclinic № 76 is a specialised institution that provides medical care to young people studying in St Petersburg. These young people aged 17 to 25 represent the labour, creative and reproductive potential of the country. Protecting and preserving their health is one of the most important tasks for the medical community,’ said Nataliia Danilova, Associate Professor in the Department of Dental Medicine at St Petersburg University and Head of the Department of Dental Medicine at City Polyclinic No 76. According to experts, the assessment of the dental health of Russian youth is more often than not disappointing. Dental diseases are highly common. Knowledge of hygiene, rational nutrition, and prevention is insufficient.