Lady Allen Highlights Importance of Good Healthcare
By: , May 13, 2016The Key Point:
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Her Excellency the Most Hon. Lady Allen addresses the opening of the 19th annual conference of Western Regional Health Authority Dental Auxiliaries at Royalton White Sands Resort in Trelawny on May 11. Seated (from left) are: Chief Executive Officer of Cornwall Medical and Dental Supplies, Dennis Samuels; Regional Technical Director, Western Regional Health Authority, Dr. Diane Campbell Stennett and Medical Officer of Health for Trelawny, Dr. Diahann Dale.The Facts
- She pointed out that many dental auxiliaries are seeing several of their patients when dental cavities and other oral maladies are far advanced.
- Many persons are not aware that there is a direct correlation between some of the cardiac issues we face and our dental problem, therefore, educating our patients is crucial,” Lady Allen said.
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The importance of good healthcare and its impact on human and social development has been underscored by Her Excellency the Most Hon Lady Allen.
She is also calling for more emphasis to be placed on educating patients about adopting healthy lifestyles.
“When we assess the enormous amount of medical and financial resources spent on the treatment of chronic non communicable diseases (NCDs), we realise that expenditure and loss of productivity due to illness could derail our development objectives,” Lady Allen said.
She was delivering the keynote address at the 19th annual conference of Western Regional Health Authority Dental Auxiliaries, at the Royal White Sands Resort in Trelawny on May 11.
The Governor-General’s wife said despite its biological and psychosocial implications, oral health, unfortunately, does not feature prominently among the health-seeking behaviours of some persons and “too often preventative dental care takes second place and in some instances is non-existent.”
She pointed out that many dental auxiliaries are seeing several of their patients when dental cavities and other oral maladies are far advanced.
Many persons are not aware that there is a direct correlation between some of the cardiac issues we face and our dental problem, therefore, educating our patients is crucial,” Lady Allen said.