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The Guyana Watch…The extraction of a tooth should be last resort- US Dentist
For the past 21 years, a large number of persons have been visiting the dentists from the Guyana Watch Medical team to do extractions but one of the dentists, Dr. Chiran Reddy stressed that extractions should be the last resort.
Dr. Reddy, an overseas based dentist, who has been coming to Guyana for the past 11 years to offer his services to Guyanese, through the Guyana Watch Medical Outreach Programme, said that people should stop thinking about pulling their teeth out and start thinking about how to prevent cavity.
Dr. Reddy with one of his patients during the last outreach
During a recent interview with this newspaper, the dentist stressed that the children should be educated more in school as to how they should care their teeth. “We should put a stop to extraction. The main focus should be on how to prevent cavity, rather than when you have a rotten tooth, you pull it out. You need to tell them how to brush and when to brush,” the dentist advised.
During the six days visit to Guyana, the team had a total of 434 dental visits, with the majority of the persons having extractions done.
Two Mondays ago, at Timehri, the doctor met a young girl who told him that she was getting married in two weeks. The girl’s front tooth was decayed and she requested an extraction. She was advised that a root canal can be done but she refused because of the lack of finance.The doctor said that he observed that people are not going to the dentist regularly because they cannot afford it.
“There are fluoride supplements you can take. Fluoride helps prevent cavity. One drop of fluoride is good enough for the entire family and you wouldn’t have to pull the tooth out,” Dr. Reddy commented.
During the recent medical visit which ended last Saturday, the team was giving fluoride treatment to children. Dr. Reddy explained that the treatment would protect the teeth for six months, after which another treatment is required.
Dr. Reddy who returned to his homeland last Sunday promised to return next year.
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