Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Thursday, May 23 urged the Department of Health (DOH) to consider expanding the healthcare coverage for dental services especially for indigent citizens. Go, chairman of the Senate Committee on Health and Demography, pointed this out during a committee...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) Speaker Martin Romualdez vowed the House of Representatives’ full support for measures that aim to promote and improve access to dental health for every Filipino. Romualdez said this in his...
The Valenzuela City government launched the “Bertong Sipilyo” campaign at the Valenzuela City Town Hall on Monday, Feb. 13, to raise awareness on oral health care. The campaign, which is part of the city’s celebration of the 19th National Oral Health Month, includes a jingle and a mascot that...
THE RIGHT MOVE Philippine dentistry has come a long way since the early Filipinos had been practicing a crude version of dentistry pre-Spanish colonization in the 1500s. In fact, dental tourism has been a booming industry with foreigners and balikbayans choosing the Filipino dentists’ world-class...
BIÑAN CITY, Laguna – The congressional district office and the city government here broke ground for the Biñan City Center for Dental Health on Monday (Feb. 21), in time for the celebration of the National Dental Health Month. The program, held in Barangay San Antonio, was led by...
There are many ways to educate the public on dental health. For celebrity dentist Dr. Mario Guiang, TikTok is among them. So far, Guiang has already earned 4.5 million likes for his TikTok videos where he dances and lip-syncs, among others. "When I introduced the TikTok video where I wore personal...
