Namuhla, i-Delta Dental ikhiphe umbiko we-State of America's Oral Health and Wellness Report ka-2022, ukuhlaziya ezweni lonke lemibono yabathengi kanye nokuziphatha okuhlobene nempilo yomlomo. Okutholwe ocwaningweni olugunyazwe yi-Dental Dental lwabantu abadala base-US nabazali bezingane ezineminyaka engu-12 nangaphansi kukhanyisa ababekucabanga ngempilo yabo yomlomo kanye nalokho abakwenzile ukuze bayinakekele kahle ekhaya kanye nodokotela wabo wamazinyo ngo-2021. Okugqamile okumbalwa okuvela kulokhu umbiko wonyaka uhlanganisa:
Intshisekelo yomphakathi iyanda ekutholeni ubuhlakani mayelana nesixhumanisi sezempilo yomlomo sempilo engcono
• Cishe bonke abantu abadala base-US (92%) nabazali (96%) babonisa ukuthi babheka impilo yomlomo njengebaluleke kakhulu, uma kungenjalo, ibaluleke kakhulu empilweni iyonke.
• Kodwa-ke, ucwaningo luthola ukuthi abaningi abazi ukuthi impilo yomlomo kanye nempilo yonke ixhunywe kanjani, njengoba inani elibalulekile labantu alikwazanga ukuqaphela izimo zezokwelapha ezihlotshaniswa nempilo yomlomo empofu, kuhlanganise nemivimbo (38%), igazi eliphakeme. ingcindezi (37%) kanye nesifo sikashukela (36%).
• Izindaba ezithembisayo ngabantu abadala abayi-9 kwabayi-10 (90%) abathanda ukufunda mayelana nokuxhumana okubalulekile kwezempilo yomlomo nempilo iyonke.
Ukuvakashela udokotela wamazinyo kuyanda
• Iningi lezingane (89%) kanye nabantu abadala (72%) baya kudokotela wamazinyo ngonyaka odlule.
• Kulo nyaka, abazali abambalwa kakhulu babika ukuthi izingane zabo zinenkinga noma zibe nezinkinga zempilo yomlomo uma kuqhathaniswa nezinhlolovo zeminyaka emibili edlule, ezingahlotshaniswa nokuthola ukuthi izingane eziningi kakhulu zavakashela udokotela wazo wamazinyo ngezizathu zokuvimbela ngo-2021 (92%). kunonyaka owandulele (81% ngo-2020).
• Cishe bonke abantu abadala (94%) bahlela ukuvakashela udokotela wamazinyo kulo nyaka.
“Nakuba inhlolovo yethu ibonisa ukuthi abantu abadala nabazali abaningi kulo lonke elase-United States bayaqonda ukuthi impilo yomlomo ibaluleke kakhulu empilweni iyonke, kubonakala sengathi iningi aliziqondi ngokugcwele izindlela ezithinta impilo yomlomo ezindabeni ezingathi sína zempilo. Ngeshwa, lokhu kuntuleka kokuqonda akumangalisi, njengoba abantu bevame ukucabanga ngomlomo nomzimba njengezingxenye ezimbili ezihlukene,” kusho uJames W. Hutchison, uMongameli kanye ne-CEO, i-Delta Dental Plans Association. "Enye indlela esiqhubeka ngayo nokubambisana nomphakathi ohambweni lwabo lwezempilo engcono ukugcina ukuzibophezela kwethu ekuphakamiseni ulwazi lwabo ngendima ebalulekile yezempilo yomlomo."
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- “While our survey indicates that most adults and parents across the United States understand that oral health is critically important to overall health, it appears that most don’t fully realize the ways oral health is linked to serious health issues.
- However, the research finds that many are unaware of how oral health and overall health are connected, as a significant number of people were unable to recognize the medical conditions that are linked to poor oral health, including strokes (38%), high blood pressure (37%) and diabetes (36%).
- “One way we continue to partner with the public on their journey to better health is by maintaining our commitment to elevate their awareness of the essential role of oral health.
