Promote awareness on oral health: Experts
BSS
RANGPUR: Experts at the inaugural ceremony of the Mediplus Oral Health Week-2016 have laid emphasis on promoting awareness about oral health, oral hygiene and educating the common people to lead healthier life, reports BSS.
Rangpur Oral Health and Research Centre (OHRC), a service providing and research oriented organisation of the Community Advance Development Association (CADA), organised the ceremony at RDRS auditorium in the city yesterday evening.
The Mediplus Oral Health Week-2016 was launched before observance of the World Oral Health Day-2016 on Sunday in the country, as elsewhere in the world with this years theme of Healthy Mouth, Healthy Body.
Executive Director of Thengamara Mohila Sabuz Sangha (TMSS) Professor Dr Hosne-Ara Begum attended the inaugural ceremony followed by the seminar and discussion as the guest of honour.
Principal of Rangpur Medical College (RMC) Professor Dr Zakir Hossain, Secretary General of Bangladesh Dental Society Dr Humayun Kabir Bulbul and Executive Director of Prime Medical College Professor Dr Akkas Ali Sarker spoke as special guests. Consultant (Medicine) of Rangpur Hypertension Research Centre Dr Probal Sutradhar and its Chief Executive Officer Anwar Hossain delivered presentations on hypertension and activities of RHRC respectively. Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon of Ra nd Hospital Dr Ariful Islam and Child Specialist Professor Dr M A Wahed of Rangpur Mother Child Welfare Foundation delivered presentations on Oral Health and Thalassaemia respectively.
President of CADA Dewan Zulfiqar Haider, its Vice-president Monwara Begum, former Joint Secretary (Health) Anisur Rahman, President of Rangpur unit of Dental Surgeon Association Dr Hafizul Islam, Managing Director of Rangpur OHRC Dr Meftaul Islam Milan, addressed as discussants.
