(Adnkronos) - Ha preso il via il 44esimo mese della prevenzione dentale, la più longeva iniziativa in Italia nell’ambito dell’igiene orale, che ha permesso - negli ultimi quarantaquattro anni - ad oltre un milione di famiglie di verificare lo stato di salute della propria bocca. Un’iniziativa che è stata avviata con una conferenza stampa tenutasi presso la Camera dei deputati che ha visto la partecipazione delle istituzioni, dell’Associazione Nazionale Dentisti Italiani, di Mentadent, e novità per quest’anno della Federazione Italiana Medici Pediatri. La partecipazione della Fimp ha permesso Agli organizzatori di evidenziare quanto sia fondamentale concentrare l’attenzione sulla salute orale dei più piccoli.
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00:00The 44th month of dental prevention has begun, the longest initiative in Italy in the field of oral hygiene that has allowed, in the last 44 years, more than a million families to verify the state of health of their mouth.
00:17An initiative that was launched with a press conference held at the Chamber of Deputies, which saw the participation of the institutions of the Italian Dental Association of Mentadent and, news for this year, of the Italian Federation of Pediatric Doctors.
00:32The goal of the month of dental prevention remains to bring people to the dental clinic of trust. There are more than 10,000 voluntary dentists who together invite people to oral prevention practice at a dental clinic.
00:48They try to discard a preconception, that in Italy only one in two people regularly go to a dental clinic, and this data, unfortunately, drops dramatically when we talk about children under the age of 14.
01:00It is the 44th year that Andy and Mentadent have developed a prevention method. It is a very important initiative that this year has been enriched with the collaboration with the Italian Federation of Pediatric Doctors.
01:12It is a fundamental collaboration because this means that we are able to reach all Italian families, from the youngest to the oldest, and teach them prevention methods and, above all, the importance of oral prevention.
01:26The participation of the FIM allowed the organizers of the month of prevention to highlight how important it is to focus attention on the oral health of the youngest.
01:36For this reason, during the appointment held at the Chamber, the first Manifesto for the Oral Health of Children was launched, which aims to sensitize families on the importance of dental prevention through 10 simple rules to follow.
01:50The synergy between family pediatricians and dentists will be fundamental for the continuation, because it embodies the will of the family pediatrician to do prevention all around.
02:01In our DNA, prevention is the first movement that leads us to strengthen that relationship with families every day, which is at the basis of the relationship of care.
02:12Since this year, the online test How to Grow Your Smile has also been available, developed by Mentadent with the contribution of Andy and FIMP.
02:21A useful tool that allows to obtain a scientifically valid feedback on what is necessary to improve the oral hygiene routine of the youngest.
02:29The How to Grow Your Smile test is an important concrete tool for oral prevention.
02:35It is a tool within the month of prevention that allows people to make an self-assessment of what are the general habits of parents towards their children and therefore of what could be the importance of returning to a dental study.
02:48It is a test that already last year, in the adult version, has collected more than 200,000 visits, with significant increases in what is the concern and awareness of the importance of the general habits.