Day :
- Preventive Dentistry, Holistic dentistry
Location: Webinar
Session Introduction
Jangbu Sherpa
Khumbila Dental Clinic, Nepal
Title: Oral Health Care Need in Rural Communities of Nepal: A Report
Biography:
Dr. Sherpa has completed his BDS from BPKIHS, Nepal and MDS in Orthodontics from Jiamusi University, China. He is Director at Khumbila Dental Clinic, Kathmandu. He has published papers in scientific journasl. He presented paper titled “Applicability of the Tanaka-Johnston and Moyers mixed dentition analyses in Northeast Han Chinese” at the 19th American Dental Congress at Phoenix, USA, attended Lingual Orthodontic Course at Kyungpook National University, Korea, participated in Clear Aligner Symposium in Kathmandu, participated one day hands-on workshop on Integrated Occlusal Therapy for TMD Patients and participated workshop on wire bending based on advanced edgewise mechanics of Tweed-Merifield Philosophy.
Abstract:
Nepal is underdeveloped country total with 80% of its population live in very rural, inaccessible areas. It is among the poorest and least developed countries in the world, with 40% of the population living below poverty line and 80% surviving on subsistence agriculture. As a result, people in rural areas of the country continue to be deprived of basic oral health care. In addition, infrastructure and other facilities are inadequate and overall quality of life is poor. This article describes the oral health problems of these poor people and some of the efforts that are being made to solve them. Although we beneï¬t from technological developments in dentistry, let us not forget that there are poor people in this part of the world who are still waiting for treatment of their basic oral health needs. Kushudebu Public Health Mission Nepal with a team of enthusiastic dentists from Australia and Nepal with dedicated assistants has been conducting dental camp in Junbesi (remote village in eastern Nepal) every year since 2012.Again eight days dental camp was held in Junbesi from 3rd to 10th October 2018, led by Australian dentist Dr John Niven and Nepalese Orthodontist Dr. Jangbu Sherpa in conjunction with Wilderness in Nepal and Kushudebu Public Health Mission Nepal.Number of patients who received treatment was 419. It was very successful camp as previous years, but as usual we could have stayed longer. It gives me sense of accomplishment to see the improvement in the children’s dental health; in particular, the teenagers.
Basel Mahardawi
Mahidol University,Thailand
Title: Alveolar cleft bone grafting: factors affecting case prognosis
Biography:
Basel Mahardawi master's degree student in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. He worked as Online English teacher HiTutor, Mainly his research works on Impacted teeth are a frequent phenomenon encountered by every clinician. The artificial eruption of embedded teeth is the process of directing an im-pacted tooth into normal occlusion.
Abstract:
Objective: the goal of this study was to find the significance of several factors, and their impact on alveolar cleft bone grafting procedure.
Materials and methods: follow up records were investigated, in addition, x-rays were checked. Data were collected and the size of every cleft was measured in this retrospective study. The analyzed factors were sex, age, type of the cleft, size of the cleft, and the type of the flap used in surgery. Patients were listed in group A (no complications, Bergland scale 1or 2), group B (complications or Bergland scale 3), and group C (failure cases). Statistical analysis was done and the P-value was set at 0.05.
Results: Thirty-two cases were in group A, 26 cases were listed in group B, and 9 cases were in group C. Multinomial logistic regression showed an association between the type of the cleft and the size of the cleft, with having complications, or reaching type 3 of Bergland scale, with odds ratios of 5.118 and 6.0 respectively. The type of cleft showed a relation with failure with an odds ratio of 4.833. Due to the lack of the sample, statistical analysis could not be done to check the relation between the size of the cleft and group C. Age, sex, and the type of the flap were not significant factors.
Conclusion: Important elements were listed regarding their effect on the procedure. Those factors should not be overlooked by clinicians, and the patient should be informed about the risks when they are present.