The World Oral Health Day is observed on 20th March every year, and it signifies the importance of oral hygiene and care. The World Dental Federation conducts a year-long campaign for raising awareness on oral health and the importance of oral hygiene. Governments, health associations, and citizens across the world come together on this day to promote oral health for everyone. The theme of World Oral Health Day 2022 is ‘Be proud of your mouth'.
Let us motivate our patients to take pride in their oral health which is also important for their overall health. There is surplus evidence to rightly call the mouth a preview to the body, with oral pathogens involved in several systemic pathologies, and many systemic disorders manifesting extensively in the oral cavity. Since most dental diseases are largely preventable, their prevention will help reduce the burden of several systemic disorders…
