Sabotage Bill vs Sin Tax
WE KNOW that tobacco and smoking is dangerous to overall health. It is also detrimental to oral health.
Now comes what critics call the “sabotage...
An opportunity not to be missed
ORAL DISEASES do not occur in isolation.
Oral diseases occur along with other noncommunicable diseases or NCDs.
Oral diseases are linked to a range of modifiable...
Without pain and with confidence
GOOD oral health is having the ability to speak, smile, smell, taste, touch, chew, swallow and convey a range of emotions through facial expressions.
With...
No health without oral health
THE FOURTH United Nations High Level Meeting (HLM4) on Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs) will take place on September 25 this year in New York.
Heads of...
Good news, bad news
(By Dr. Joseph D. Lim and Dr. Kenneth Lester Lim)
THERE is still hope that the world will overcome this addiction. Over a quarter of...
Tobacco tragedy is ‘shocking’ – WHO
ON MAY 31, people celebrate World No Tobacco Day.
It brings upfront the fact that tobacco kills more than 8 million people each year, including...
World No Tobacco Day
WORLD No Tobacco Day will be an international event celebrated every May 31.
It is held every year to make the public aware that, among...
Economic burden of tooth decay
(By Dr. Joseph D. Lim and Dr. Kenneth Lester Lim)
TOOTH decay impacts most on the economic conditions of the poor.
In fact, according to new research, the economic impact of...
Florida bans fluoride in water
FLORIDA and Utah are the first American states to ban fluoride in public water systems.
Fluoride was not specifically mentioned although "the use of certain...
A right, not a privilege
(By Dr. Joseph D. Lim and Dr. Kenneth Lester Lim)
THERE IS a lesson to be learned from Thailand.
In that beautiful country, oral health is...