Today is World No Tobacco Day: #Tobacco use is a major cause of cardiovascular disease, including coronary heart disease, stroke and peripheral vascular disease. #NoTobacco ???? Karnataka Cancer Society is going to conduct a program on 31st May 2018 to mark “World No Tobacco Day” presiding by D. Surendra Kumar, Vice President, SDM Educational Society, Ujire in SDM Institute of Ayurveda and Hospital, Anchepalya Mysore Road, Kumbalagodu post. Since 1987, World Health Organization had conducted an awareness of World No Tobacco Day to highlight the health risks connected with tobacco use. On the same day, Indian Dental Association is conducting a No Tobacco Day campaign to aware the masses about its disadvantages. The speaker will discuss on “Tobacco and Heart Disease” and he will highlight the risk of tobacco use and its effect on heart.
Preventive & Community Dentistry
World No Tobacco Day - 2018
Today is World No Tobacco Day: #Tobacco use is a major cause of cardiovascular disease, including coronary heart disease, stroke and peripheral vascular...
Founder & Chief Dentist · Indira Dental Clinic; DentalReach
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- heart disease
- professional education
- cardiovascular disease
- dentistry
- awareness campaign
- smoking risks
- public health
- tobacco use
- Preventive & Community Dentistry
- Archive / Announcement
References
- [1]World Health Organization. Global oral health status report: Towards universal health coverage for oral health by 2030 World Health Organization. 2022. Available at: source
- [2]FDI World Dental Federation. Minimal Intervention Dentistry for Managing Dental Caries FDI Policy Statement. 2018. Available at: source
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Dr. Rockson Samuel
Founder & Chief Dentist · Indira Dental Clinic; DentalReach
Dr. Rockson Samuel is a dental surgeon, healthcare content strategist, and Founder and Chief Dentist of Indira Dental Clinic in Vellore, Tamil Nadu. He provides comprehensive general and family dental care with professional interests in endodontics, implant dentistry, clear aligner therapy, digital dentistry, preventive care and patient education. A graduate of K.G.F. College of Dental Sciences and Hospital under Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, he also has formal training in management and digital marketing. As Community Leader at DentalReach, he contributes to dental publishing, professional education, international media partnerships and the development of evidence-informed resources for dentists.