"The Paediatric Dentist: Building Healthy Smiles from the Womb"

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dc.contributor.authorOrenuga, O.O.
dc.date.accessioned2025-09-12T18:39:44Z
dc.date.available2025-09-12T18:39:44Z
dc.date.issued2025-09-10
dc.description"The paediatric dentist: Building healthy smiles from the womb" An Inaugural lecture Delivered At The Tayo Aderinokun Auditorium, University of Lagos By Professor Omolola Olubunmi Orenuga BDS (Lagos), FMCDS, MPH, cert. ClinicalResearch (Canada), MD, FNAMed Professor of Paediatric Dentistry,Department of Chitd Dental Health, Faculty of Dental Sciences, College of Medicine,University of Lagos.
dc.description.abstractThis inaugural lecture, The Paediatric Dentist: Building Healthy Smiles from the Womb, delivered by Professor Omolola Olubunmi Orenuga at the University of Lagos, addresses the expanding scope of paediatric dentistry as both a clinical and public health discipline. The lecture underscores the central role of the paediatric dentist in safeguarding oral health beginning in utero, where maternal well-being, nutrition, and oral hygiene significantly influence foetal and infant outcomes. Professor Orenuga highlights evidence linking maternal oral infections with adverse perinatal conditions and childhood caries, thereby situating paediatric dentistry within the broader discourse on maternal and child health. The presentation further examines preventive strategies, including anticipatory guidance, early risk assessment, and culturally appropriate health promotion, emphasizing their long-term impact on reducing oral health inequalities. Drawing on both local and global perspectives, it illustrates how paediatric dentists function not only as clinicians but also as educators, researchers, and advocates for health equity. A strong call is made for multidisciplinary collaboration—between dentists, physicians, nurses, policymakers, and caregivers—to establish a continuum of care that bridges clinical practice with public health imperatives. This editorial notes that the lecture contributes significantly to contemporary debates on oral health policy, equity, and sustainability in healthcare systems, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. By framing oral health as a vital component of child development, Professor Orenuga advances an agenda that positions paediatric dentistry as indispensable to holistic health.
dc.identifier.citationOrenuga, O. O. (2025). "The paediatric dentist: Building healthy smiles from the womb" An Inaugural lecture Delivered At The Tayo Aderinokun Auditorium, University of Lagos. 63p
dc.identifier.issn1119-4456
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.unilag.edu.ng/handle/123456789/13378
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherUniversity of Lagos Press and Bookshop Limited
dc.relation.ispartofseries444th Inaugural Lecture Series; 2025
dc.title"The Paediatric Dentist: Building Healthy Smiles from the Womb"
dc.typePresentation
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