The first VNU DEC 2023 Dental Scientific Conference and Exhibition with the theme "Connecting Dentistry" is being organized by the University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, from December 14 to 16, in Hanoi. At the conference, Professor Trinh Dinh Hai, Head of the Department of Dentistry, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, said: According to the latest survey results on national oral health, in our country, over 80% of people have oral diseases, either tooth decay, gingivitis, periodontitis or both.

Oral diseases are the main cause of early tooth loss, which greatly affects health. Moreover, potential infections in the oral cavity are also the cause of systemic diseases such as glomerulonephritis, arthritis, and endocarditis.

Therefore, updating knowledge, skills and modern advanced means for the care, treatment and prevention of oral diseases is extremely important and urgent for training facilities, medical examination and treatment facilities and the dental community.

According to Professor Hai, in the community, gingivitis and periodontitis are also quite common oral diseases. The first is inflammation of the gums, if not treated, it will cause bone loss in the teeth, creating pockets around the teeth. A person has 32 teeth and 32 pockets of inflammation containing pus, which are very dangerous foci of infection that cause tooth and gum loss, and the origin of internal diseases: glomerulonephritis, arthritis, and endocarditis.

Therefore, preventive treatment of oral diseases is very important. First of all, it is necessary to prevent tooth decay, second is to prevent gingivitis and periodontitis.

Professor Hai added: "According to surveys, over 80% of teenagers have crooked teeth. If you want beautiful teeth, you have to straighten them. So we also have to pay attention to preventing crooked teeth so that children can have more beautiful teeth."

Professor Hai assessed that the dental industry in Vietnam, like other countries, is developing very quickly. Dental, jaw and face examination and treatment facilities in the country have timely access to new methods and techniques.

At the University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, lecturers who are doctors regularly go abroad to study, exchange and update their expertise with good experts. This conference is also a testament to the approach and application of new techniques in the dental field.