9 JANUARY 2025problem, so we have worked with prevention in the first place. Our best tool was a toothbrush; the compensation was a nice smile. I have worked in some communities in need of health in the north of Peru, together with colleagues who love to provide help. We took our equipment and instruments to almost forgotten places and performed extractions, curing tooth decay and learning about the prevention of caries.Dentistry in Sweden is for everybody and we help our patients have a higher quality of life. Geriatric dentistry is another important field for us. We have a special clinic in "Stockholm Sjukhem" that delivers dental care to older adults, involving diagnosis, prevention and treatment of oral problems. Caring for elderly patients can be complicated. It involves understanding and careful preparation. We have a system journal, "TC", to review their medical history, including medications. Despite the time and effort to complete a thorough assessment of a geriatric patient, this is the key to success in treating geriatric patients.In folktandvården, another of our specialities is oral medicine. I have worked in Dental medicine at Danderyd Hospital. This field compromised patients suffering from related Oral mucositis, bisphosphonate-related Osteonecrosis of the jaws or oral pathology related to radiation therapy during cancer treatment. We use general anaesthesia in cooperation with the anesthesiologists to treat patients with dementia or diseases that are impossible to treat in dental practice for general dentists.It is important to highlight our clinicians' challenges in general dentistry. They are the first to discover changes in a patient´s gum, suspecting cancer, dry mouth, tooth loss or diabetes. We implement our clinics with guidelines to maintain knowledge and quality that can help the dentist reach our goal. I particularly love to work as a general dentist there. I can be better every day in different fields and I feel happy to help people of all ages with all kinds of needs. Dental surgery is my passion because I need to be focused and aware of anatomy when I remove third-molar teeth. At the same time, I have to make a good decision on the timing of removal and complexity of the intervention, including consideration of the risk of morbidity of retention or extraction.We are so many professional people who bring health to our community. We grow together using modern technology like scanning for the restoration of oral function with dental prostheses or orthodontic treatment using removal retainers. Cone Beam Computed Tomography is used for surgical planning for impacted teeth, joint disorders or other dental anomalies. AI is coming; we will implement this in our journal system and radiography journal. Isn´t that exciting? DENTISTRY IN SWEDEN IS FOR EVERYBODY AND WE HELP OUR PATIENTS HAVE A HIGHER QUALITY OF LIFE. THROUGH PREVENTION, EDUCATION AND ADVANCED TREATMENT, WE STRIVE TO ACHIEVE EXCELLENT ORAL HEALTH FOR ALL
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