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COVID-19 pandemic has become a challenge for continuation of oral health services and protecting the oral health of public.Routine oral screening programmes and mobile dental health services have been hampered due to the COVID-19 pandemic resulting in lack of public attention on oral health. Thus, there is a dire need for providing oral health education […]

The COVID-19 pandemic has nudged people to reprioritise their overall health and wellbeing, reorientating towards healthier habits overall.  However, this positive shift did not translate into better oral care, a cornerstone of physical health. A Global research commissioned by Unilever found that two in three (64%) people admitted they are not worried about their oral health, despite 70% having experienced oral care issues such as tooth pain and cavities since the COVID-19 outbreak.  In this context, the