Billion Healthy Mouths Club

Periodontist Dr. Marlene Teo from Singapore:
“The key is to help dental phobic patients feel welcome and safe.”

Prof. Mario Giorgi from Brazil: “Being a professional focused on oral health promotion, I want my patients to be co-promoters.”

“All our patients are very interested in self-care and prevention,” says Dr. Annemette Sabroe, owner of the first iTOP Advanced certified clinic in Denmark

Dr. Manjunath P. Puranik from India: “Self-care is key to oral health.”

Prof. Eduardo Sampaio from Brazil: “We must highlight the importance of dentists as health promoters to bring the message of oral prevention to everyone.”

Dr. Tomasz Piekarczyk from Poland: “It is essential to build a positive relationship with dental care from early childhood.”

Anti-tobacco activist Prof. Murali Iyer from India: “As dentists, we have the advantage of being able to identify tobacco use, and motivate patients to quit.”

Dr. Karolina Dudalska-Lisnyj: “Prevention can be profitable, but patients need to understand that prophylaxis is always cheaper than restoration.”

Prosthodontist Dr. Michael Mandikos from Australia: “Prevention is not a passive process, it means a commitment from both the patient and the practitioner.”

Periodontist Dra. Sarah Ocaña Chacón from Mexico: “Evidence-based dentistry and new technologies help me design better education for future dental professionals.”