Events

Topic: Covid 19 vaccine and its implication on the practice of Dentistry

Discussions on WOHD

Dr. Valanta Ssejanzi, the editor of the UDA journal will be live on air talking about some common dental issues  and how the UDA plans to address some of them through our week-long activities leading up to the oral health camp on March 20, at the Makerere University Dental Hospital.

  As we move towards World Oral Health Day, we will be doing a lot of sensitization on various topics. In this radio show, Dr Trevor Kwagala, the General Secretary  of the UDA will be  discussing bad breath(Halitosis), one of the commonest dental conditions. Tune in at 9am to learn a thing or two.

March 20 is the internationally recognized world oral health day as established by FDI. The UDA usually has activities that span the entire week, and this year will run from the 15th to the 20th of March. Due to disruptions brought about by COVID 19, we will have a limited scope of activities as well as trying as much as possible to limit activities that may encourage the spread of the ncov-19. Together with our partners in the  ministry of health, the print and visual media as well as the medical field, we have lined up activities that will focus on creating awareness on oral health, and drawing people's focus towards taking greater care of their oral health, seeing as it impacts greatly on their general health. This year's theme, adopted from the FDI theme that will run from 2021-2023 will be "Be Proud of your mouth". UDA Activities will include; Dental Camp at Makerere Dental Hospital Educational Video Clips running on TV and Radio for the week Newspaper Column on Oral Health Awareness By enforcing awareness and promoting public interest in dental health education, we hope to realize a much orally healthier and informed population.

Dental Implants in Uganda have been gaining traction as a teeth replacement option over the last decade.  As technology advances, greater improvements in implant planning, placement and maintenance come to light. Dr Thomas Mutyabule, proprietor of Pan Dental Ltd will be discussing Surgically guided implant placement in this zoom CDE scheduled for the 26th of this month.