The Month of Dental Prevention promoted by Mentadent in collaboration with ANDI (National Association of Italian Dentists) returns from 1 October.
The new edition of the project aims to guarantee all citizens, including the most vulnerable, full oral health with checkups and solidarity initiatives.
The Month of Dental Prevention thus strengthens its high social content, always taking into consideration the importance of a healthy mouth as a fundamental aspect for the general well-being of the person.
40 Years of Protection of Prevention
The Month of Dental Prevention is the first and longest-running dental prevention program: active in Italy since 1980, it is the result of the consolidated partnership between ANDI and Mentadent, a brand of the Unilever group that helps millions of people to take care of their health every day. oral and to play in advance with prevention.
In its 40th edition, the Month of Dental Prevention can include over 1 million visits, thousands of hours of professional advice and information kits delivered over the years to families distributed throughout the country.
This important milestone for the Month of Dental Prevention comes at a complex historical moment, that of the "COVID-19 emergency." Prevention puts everyone in a position to be healthy and, in this moment, it is even more important to engage in prevention "- declares Fulvio Guarneri, president of Unilever Italia.
"We know well that the slogan" PREVENTING IS BETTER THAN CURE "was introduced for the first Month of Prevention, and its effectiveness was so great that today" our "statement has become common language" - adds the national president ANDI, Carlo Ghirlanda, recalling how dentists have shown great responsibility and dedication in guaranteeing their performance in complete safety even in the months that have just passed.
The Importance of Prevention
Thanks to the initiative, the dentists participating in the new edition of the Month of Dental Prevention make themselves available to the public for check-ups and to inform about the correct daily dental hygiene practices. After all, prevention is the first and most important weapon. to safeguard the health of our teeth, which is not only an aesthetic factor, but concerns the well-being of the whole person and represents the best strategy to avoid running into more serious problems.
"We wish to return to effectively regain control of the prevention of oral health of citizens and ensure that it becomes an" opportunity to increase admissions to dental practices ", adds Luca Barzagli, head of ANDI for the Month of Dental Prevention.
The Month of Dental Prevention begins with the Sign of Inclusion
"PREVENTION IS A RIGHT. OCTOBER OF ALL."
With this important message Mentadent and ANDI, as historical promoters of dental prevention, inaugurate the 40th edition of the initiative, reaffirming the common commitment to protect the health of all citizens, without exception, thanks to the dissemination of new prevention and concrete initiatives towards the most vulnerable categories.
In particular, the ANDI volunteer dentists will undertake a path in favor of the guests of family homes, residences for the elderly and centers for disabled people, with the collaboration of ANASTE - National Association of Third Age Structures and SIOH - Italian Society of Odontostomatology for the " Handicap.
"The extraordinary results achieved in 40 years of the Month of Dental Prevention are the demonstration of the value of a" unique initiative of its kind in Italy in terms of duration and social impact and are the perfect testimony of our approach in terms of social responsibility which is aimed at concretely improve the life of every person - says Fulvio Guarneri, president of Unilever - The idea of putting inclusion at the center of the 40th Month of Dental Prevention has an important meaning especially in a difficult year like this one because we believe together with our partners , who continue to support us with renewed commitment, that no prevention can be really effective if it is not able to really involve everyone, especially those who find themselves in conditions of greater vulnerability ".
Solidarity Dentistry and Accessible Prevention: the news of 2020
- From today the activities of the new mobile dental clinic of the ANDI Onlus Foundation will start in Florence, supported by Mentadent, to support volunteer dentists in providing prevention services even to those who would have many difficulties in accessing dental care.
- Thanks to the synergy with ANASTE, the 40th Month of Dental Prevention will involve at least 20 RSAs by 2021 and by December of this year in 10 SIOH centers, specialized for the treatment of disabled patients, an educational project will be activated for patients and their families; the goal is to increase, by 2021, the number of structures involved to cover almost all the centers throughout the country.
- As per tradition and in the awareness that prevention is a "habit that is acquired from an early age, the educational commitment of ANDI and Mentadent will involve primary and childhood school children, and this" year a "special attention will be also dedicated to family homes, the first structure involved will be the Istituto degli Innocenti in Florence with 200 children interested in the project.
- In accordance with the concept of inclusion that characterizes the "edition of this year", Mentadent has also set up a transport service active for the month of October in the main Italian cities and can be booked by people with reduced mobility who intend to go to the voluntary dentists' offices. ANDI.
How to Request a Visit
The initiatives of the Month of Dental Prevention will be active throughout the month of October and, as every year, it will be possible to book a check-up visit at one of the 10,000 participating ANDI volunteer dentists, by calling the toll-free number 800.800.121 or visiting the website www. mentadent.it
