The health ministry is offering all-day free dental checks in selected areas on Friday in the context of European Day of Oral Health.
The ministry said four mobile dental units would be set up outside the hospitals in Nicosia, Limassol, Famagusta and Polis. There will also be an information campaign.
This year’s theme is ‘Oral health and diabetes’. The ministry said diabetic patients had increased risk of suffering from periodontal disease and also dry mouth and impairment of salivary glands. Any mouth inflammation also poses the risk of deregulation of blood sugar levels, the ministry said.
Dentistry is in general relatively cheap on the north side of the island but if you happen to be on the south side on Friday why not stop for a free dental check if it´s been a while since the last one?
