Exploring the root of dental caries

Training in session: IPG Kent Tuaran Campus aspiring teachers in attendance at the scientific symposium.

LACK of awareness and the neglect of oral hygiene practices from infancy are the causes of dental caries among youths.

This neglect, said World Cavity-Free Future Day (WCFFD) chairperson Dr Zuhty Hamzah, extends through the formative years of schoolchildren and adolescents.