30 Percent Son of Indonesia Teeth Before Age 12

Toothache mainly due to caries or tooth decay is the main reason for elementary school students to be absent from teaching and learning activities. All health centers in the district of Gunung Kidul, DI Yogyakarta toothache Also noted in the order of the top ten most common diseases by rural communities.

Chairman of the Executive Board of the Indonesian Dentists Association (PDGI) Rini Zaura MDS That Revealed That national research data shows 30 percent of the kids are missing before the age of 12 years. Of the number of children missing, only 0.7 percent of the teeth filled.

"It would be more and more children with missing teeth if no treatment since the early to instill the importance of maintaining oral health," Rini said in a press conference after the Inauguration program of cooperation Between Pepsodent SD patronage and PDGI in the Elementary School II Bake, Roast, Gunung Kidul Wednesday (29 / 7).

According to Rini, the number of people WHO take care of your teeth in urban areas is Less than 10 percent while in rural areas is below 1 percent. Low public awareness for oral health care, economic barriers, and psychological barriers to cause high rates of toothache in Indonesia. Not to mention the culture of eating sweet and sticky.

That Other factors cause high rates of tooth pain is still low number of dentists in Indonesia. The majority of dentists concentrated in urban areas. Dentist population ratio is 1:10,000 compared to the ideal of 1:2.000. In the district of Gunung Kidul, for instance, there are only 42 dentists to 750,000 residents.

To Provide oral health education, PDGI continue to collaborate with Various private companies. This time, PDGI cooperation with Pepsodent Toothpaste brand of PT Unilever Indonesia. A total of 60 branches Throughout Indonesia PDGI will of the build 120 primary schools over the next three years.

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