UNIMED, ONDO HOLDS 7TH INAUGURAL LECTURE
…As Lecturer sets to interrogate man and his oral health…
The University of Medical Sciences (UNIMED), Ondo will hold her 7th Inaugural Lecture on Tuesday, 21st January, 2025 at TETfund Building, Laje Campus, Ondo, by 11am, with focus on the topic ‘Man and His Oral Health: Exploits of a Maxillofacial Surgeon”.
According to the Inaugural Lecturer, Professor Ezekiel Adebayo, the Dean, Faculty of Dental Sciences and Chairman, Committee of Deans, UNIMED, Ondo, “The health of man is inextricably linked to oral health. However, most people do not pay adequate attention to their oral health except when in severe toothache, have uncontrolled facial swellings or when they sustain facial injuries.” He added that the existing healthcare system is fragmented such that oral health services are poorly integrated into primary health care.”
The Inaugural Lecturer, who has made extensive contributions to knowledge, prevention, diagnosis and treatment of conditions such as maxillofacial trauma, motorcycle related injuries, oral cancer and how oral health affects pregnancy outcomes, will provide examples of the challenges of treating these patients.
Professor Adebayo, FICS, FWACS, BDS, MPH, a Maxillofacial Surgeon, will also recommend measures to improve the health of men and women through better health education, incorporation of essential oral health care into the primary healthcare system and better training of health care providers to deliver sophisticated care that would improve the quality of life of victims of these conditions.
Maxillofacial surgery is an operation performed by a highly trained dental surgeon. These procedures can treat diseases or fix injuries of face, jaw, neck or mouth.
Isaac Oluyi
PRO, UNIMED, Ondo
12th January, 2025