Dental cavities and periodontal (gum) disease are the two most common oral diseases, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
Gum diseases include gingivitis (inflammation of the gums) and periodontitis (where pus-filled pockets from between the teeth and gum) that affect many adults. Dental cavities, on the other hand, affect 60 – 90 percent of schoolchildren worldwide.
What if you discovered some useful medical information or invented a breakthrough treatment for an illness but told no one about it — could you justify that The dilemma posed by this question was anticipated more than 2,000 years ago by Hippocrates. His oath for physicians was based on an ethical code of conduct and, with some updating and modernization, is now incorporated into the Code of Medical Ethics of the American Medical Association. That Code says doctors have an affirmative obligation to share their knowledge.
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