Blog Post: Be proud of your mouth: Taking care of your oral health can help you live a happier and healthier life

Hewson, Victoria

Abstract

First paragraph:
The 20th March 2021 marks World Oral Health Day, a key opportunity for health and care professionals to promote positive oral health messages and encourage the public to focus on the importance of oral health for overall general health. Oral health is an integral part of a persons’ general health . Evidence suggests that poor oral health can result in pain, sleepless nights, reduced levels of confidence, poor self-esteem and is associated with low oral health–related quality of life. The impact of dental disease and the associated treatment can last throughout the lifespan. This affects individual health and wellbeing with subsequent impacts on other health and social care services. Dental disease including periodontal disease and dental caries are largely preventable. Demand for dental services remains high and the Coronavirus pandemic has severely impacted dental access resulting in a backlog of patients requiring non-urgent examinations and treatment which will take time to recover.

Citation

Hewson, V. (2021). Blog Post: Be proud of your mouth: Taking care of your oral health can help you live a happier and healthier life

• Digital Artefact Type: Website Content
• Acceptance Date: Mar 12, 2021
• Online Publication Date: Mar 14, 2021
• Publication Date: Mar 14, 2021
• Deposit Date: Jan 3, 2024
• Publisher: BMJ Publishing Group
• Public URL: https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4500096
• Additional Information: Commissioned by BMJ Evidence Based Nursing editorial team for EBN Blog.
• External URL: https://blogs.bmj.com/ebn/2021/03/14/be-proud-of-your-mouth-taking-care-of-your-oral-health-can-help-you-live-a-happier-and-healthier-life/