Healthy mouth, healthy body!——“World Oral Health Day, March 20, 2024”
World Oral Health Day, celebrated on March 20th each year, promotes the theme “Healthy Mouth, Healthy Body”. The aim of this day is to mobilize societal efforts for preventive dental care and oral health education. The significance of “3/20” encompasses multiple layers: firstly, it represents the “8020” goal, advocating for individuals to have 20 natural teeth by the age of 80; secondly, it emphasizes that children should have 20 primary teeth; thirdly, it highlights that adults should ideally have 32