This year, the theme for the Day of Dental Health is: "Health starts in the mouth - highly flammable!" Periodontitis, also known as gum disease, is a growing widespread disease and the focus of this year's action day. As you already know from our previous blog posts, the topic of periodontitis offers "highly flammable" aspects on several levels. The inflammation of the periodontium is a disease that is spreading with increasing intensity.
Moderate or severe periodontitis affects around 65 percent of people aged 65 to 75. In the age group of 35 to 44-year-olds, more than 50 percent already face premature tooth loss in the worst case. We will explain the thematic focus of the action day in today's blog post.
Dental Health Action Day
On September 25, 2021, various events will be held nationwide to highlight the topic of oral and dental health. Working groups, health authorities, and health insurance companies, as well as numerous dentists, are organizing their own initiatives, primarily for education and prevention. The aim is to raise awareness and understanding of dental diseases, such as periodontitis this year. You can find information about local events for the Day of Dental Health in your region in the local media.
Focus of the 2021 Dental Health Action Day
This year, the focus is on initiatives that educate about gum inflammation and demonstrate the severity of the disease. As current figures show, periodontitis is not a disease of old age. Rather, in the worst case, even younger patients are at risk of tooth loss. The motto "Highly flammable!" in connection with periodontitis makes sense insofar as the inflammation of the periodontium develops insidiously and unnoticed and progresses rapidly and unchecked.
Gum inflammation can become particularly dangerous if pre-existing conditions such as diabetes or cardiovascular diseases are already present. Periodontitis can not only promote these two diseases but also exacerbate them.
This year's Dental Health Day 2021 therefore focuses on education. What are the warning signs and how can you react to them? The specific question is how to prevent gum inflammation and what influence the modern lifestyle has on periodontitis. Education is also provided in the area of infection protection. It is no secret that periodontitis can significantly promote the colonization of viruses in the oral and pharyngeal cavity. A severe course of viral infection can also be attributed to periodontitis.
These and many other topics are the focus of the 2021 Dental Health Action Day.
Information and service offerings for Dental Health Action Day
For better orientation, the "Action Circle for the Day of Dental Health" has set up a free service offering. All information about the Day of Dental Health can be found there. You will find events there, as well as further information offerings from health insurance companies and health authorities.
