Minister of Health Zanzibar Nassor Ahmed Mazrui has said that the arrival of dentists from Oman has greatly helped to carry out examinations and treatment for the people of Zanzibar.
He said that many citizens, especially children, are suffering from dental diseases due to eating foods with a lot of sugar and strong substances, which causes a large amount of damage to the teeth.
Minister Mazrui has explained this in Bwejuu when he visited a dental examination and treatment camp conducted by the University of Oman in collaboration with dentists in the country.
He has informed that dental health is very important for human beings, so he has asked the citizens to take care of their teeth in order to be able to overcome the problems of dental diseases that have been bothering many people due to not taking care of oral and dental health.
He has thanked the dental university from Oman for coming to provide this service here in the country in various schools and has asked to continue to help Zanzibar provide this service as well as profession to doctors and to provide profession of oral and dental health to students who are the future hope.
On his part, the Head of the University of Dentistry from Oman, Professor Nutayla Said Al Harthy, said that in the survey they conducted on the students of the Charity Bwejuu school, many children have been diagnosed with dental problems, including tooth decay, which is caused by eating sugary foods in abundance.
He has informed that the Dental University from Oman will continue to come to Zanzibar to provide services to the community, to learn and provide education to doctors as well as oral and dental health education to students of various backgrounds.
On his part, the Executive Director of the Dental University of Oman, Professor Mohamed Al Ismail, has said that conducting diagnostic and treatment camps for various diseases, including dental ones, helps to identify diseases and provide treatment quickly to the community, especially in rural areas.
He has informed not only the patients but also the staff, the students get a great benefit from learning and sharing medical experience.
Also the Dentist from Mnazimmoja Hospital Dr. Sumaiya Said Aboud has said that in the camp in collaboration with doctors from Oman they have been able to examine the children of the Bwejuu charity school, and they have discovered dental problems for the students including tooth decay who were given treatment.
