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Udupi : The present study shows that there is lack in appropriate oral health awareness even among literates. Moreover majority of the patients were not aware of the fact that oral health has an effect on systematic health. Hence there is a need to educate and spread knowledge of proper dental care and prevention of dental diseases through the dentists, outreach programs and relevant public health awareness measurers to make a health individual and healthy society, said Dr. Vishwas Puranik, National President of Indian Dentist Association.

Speaking with media persons at Diana Hotel Board Room here on Sunday, 26^th March, 2017,  during interaction program with media persons and press meet on the topic of ‘IDA vision 17’, he appreciated the Indian Dental Association of Udupi unit. IDA is affiliated to World Dental Association. The Indian Dental Association main office is situated at Mumbai. In India about 8.5 million people die due to cancer which is highest in the World.

There should be need to national level policy to provide awareness on the health in regard to dentistry and should need to find out in earlier stage of cancer. Due to use of tobacco and apart from its hazardous side effects, tobacco and tar in the smoke stain teeth and make one breath stink. Mouth cancer can also occur practice to a lot of people, flowing removes that may be lodged between teeth. These particles decay and cause plaque if left unchecked.

Dr. B. Nandalal, State President of Indian Dentist Association said that it has been observed that oral hygiene has mostly remained as an ignored and unrealized major social problem. Majority of the people are unaware about the relationship between oral hygiene and systemic diseases or disorders. Manu diseases show their first appearance through oral signs and symptoms and they remain unchanged or untreated because of this missing awareness.

He said that visiting a dentist is still not considered a preventive dental behavior, at present it only depends on the treatment needs. The present study show that around 75% of the patients visited the dentist only in problem and only 10% of the population visited the dentist on regular basis after every 6 months.

He said that Dentists still require giving awareness on oral dental hygiene. The IDA try to its best in order to prevention of dental related diseases for the patients.

Dr. Vijayendra Vasanth President of IDA, Udupi unit said that there were several programmes held in Udupi district in order to provide awareness on Dental oral hygiene which started from 28^th January, 2017 with the dialogue “IDA Vision 17”. The awareness programmes were held at Olakkad and Beedinagudde in Udupi, Shirva, Mudarangady, Brahmavar, Barkur, Padubelle, Nandikoor etc.

Earlier Maxim D’Lima Secretary of IDA, Udupi unit welcomed the gatherings and Dr. Vijayendra Vasanth proposed vote of thanks.