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March 24th is the Gum Day in Korea!
Date | 2016.03.24 Hit | 733
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March 24th is the Gum Day span in Korea! We recommend people to brush at least 3 times a day in Korea. Many people brush 4 times a day, once after every meal and once before sleeping at night. Why March 24th, you may ask. What is so special about this date? March (3) means just that, 3. 2, in Korean is pronounced yee, and is a homonym for teeth. 4 is pronounced sah (a as in father) and shares the same pronunciation as the first syllable of love (sahrang). So this means ¡°Love your teeth (gums) three times (a day)¡± This year is the 8th anniversary of the Gum Day, and many activities and educational courses have been planned around the country. Below is the photograph of many periodontist who have volunteered to participate in the charity scaling event. There were many events held to celebrate the Gum Dy. Results of the Big Data Analysis of the Korean National Health Insurance Data was announced at the Korea Press Center. Mainly, the relationship of periodontal disease and lifestyle-related diseases was analyzed. Systemic diseases or lifestyle-related diseases such as male sexual dysfunction (erectile dysfunction) and rheumatoid arthritis were among the main topics. Effects of Scaling Coverage by National Health Insurance were also discussed. Professor Young-taek Kim of the National Health Insurance Ilsan Hospital announced that according to the National Health Insurance Statistics Data that 8.35 million people were treated for periodontal diseases in 2012 and that this number increased to 13.43 million people by 2015 and the national insurance spending on periodontal disease increased from 5380 billion won to 1 trillion 56 billion won. His study using the Big Data of the National Health Insurance on the relationship between periodontal diseases and the majority of lifestyle-related diseases, namely cardiovascular diseases (angina, stroke, myocardial infarction), rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes, osteoporosis and erectile dysfunction showed significant correlation and this was published in the January issue of the Medicine. " Annals of "he announced. And (sample cohort data) in 2002. On the same day, at the Sejong Center for the Performing Arts, an event was held to promote the general public awareness of periodontal disease with the same theme on the relationship between periodontal diseases and lifestyle diseases. Many interested members of the public attended the event. This event was attended by the President of the Korean Dental Association Dr. Nam-Seop Choi and the President of the Korean Academy of Periodontology, Dr. Ki-Young Cho. Dr. Cho announced plans of the Korean Academy of Periodontology to renew efforts to enhance prevention and timely treatment of periodontal diseases of the Korean people and to help open Periodontal Classes at public heath centers around the country by collaborating with public health dentists. Below is the photograph of many periodontist who have volunteered to participate in the charity scaling event. |
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