A Tribute to Dental Hygienists

Dental hygienists are doing a great job. We are not much aware about the importance of oral health in the overall public health. In developing countries, most of the people suffer from various oral deseases from a very young age and eventually, many people lose their teeth by there late 50s or early 60s. Although, in the north american countries, the quality of dental health care services are much standardized and the access to those services are more widely avilable to people via job related dental insurance plan or personal dental care plans, a growing number of people are suffering from oral health problems due mainly to their food habits and life styles. Chocolates, candies, dairy products, coffee, smoking all these takes their toll on a consumer's oral health status. So, we should be careful abour our oral health, and should try to brus, floss and, use mouth wash atlest twice a day (once in the morning, and once before going to bed at night). Meantime, my tributes are to dental surgons, doctors and hygeienists. They are doing a great job and more can be done increasing awareness of oral health in developing countries. One hygeienist Ms. Melinda is going to graduate in spring 2008, I would like to take this opportunity to wish her and all her past, present and future colleagues in the profession. Let's keep up the good works!!