Africa-Press – Angola. Preventive treatment is one of the fundamental solutions for reducing oral diseases, said Thursday the Secretary of State for Public Health, Carlos Pinto de Sousa.
Speaking during the International Deontology Congress in Angola, he stressed that one of the purposes of the Executive’s action in this sector is linked to the preventive and training side.
He made it known that in the next five years, the Government intends to train a total of 38 thousand health professionals, including in the deontological specialty.
According to the official, there is a training plan at country level that will be intensified in all areas of knowledge, in particular in the specific area of ​​dentistry.
He advanced that after its consolidation, in parallel, it will focus on primary health care and, for that, the government is working on a project that will allow, in the short, medium and long term, to respond to current and future challenges.
He also pointed out that the National Health Development Plan 2012-2025 has outlined goals that include, among others, equipment and placement of specialized technicians in the primary, secondary and tertiary network.
It is also envisaged, he said, to create a dental prosthesis center per province and raise the level of knowledge, attitudes and practices in the community on oral hygiene and eating habits.
According to the official, for the country to register significant advances in oral health, it is necessary to educate young people, so that everyone adopts a healthy lifestyle, choosing a balanced diet, low in sugar and rich in fruit and vegetables.
Among the risk factors he spoke of smoking, excessive consumption of alcoholic beverages, soft drinks and an unhealthy diet with a high level of sugar.
According to the WHO, the prevalence of oropharyngeal cancer is high, particularly among middle-aged men.
In turn, the national coordinator of the oral health programme, Djamila Oliveira, said that around a thousand dentists are controlled at country level.
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