Fiza Tuahhaini from Wellnex and Dr Chan from National Dental Centre Singapore debunked Dental Myths

Last 31st of May, Dr Chan from National Dental Centre Singapore and Fiza from Wellnex discussed about myths when it comes to Oral hygiene.
My-insurer Pte Ltd through Wellnex takes very seriously the importance of health prevention.
With Fiza, Wellnex organises every month a health seminar and invites Wellnex members to come and join the talks. 
This month is all about Dental care, as new developments in healthcare happen each day, we discover that what thought to be true before is now misconceptions.
They discussed about myths such as:

• Myth 1: Sugar Causes Cavities.
  
• Myth 2: Bleeding Gums Are Normal.
  
• Myth 3: Brushing Harder Cleans Better.
  
• Myth 4: Flossing Is Not Really Necessary
  
• Myth 5: Chewing Gum Works Like Brushing,
  
• Myth 6: White Teeth Are Healthy Teeth, or
  
• Myth 7: Charcoal Toothpaste Is Better,
  

The main take away was that blindly accepting common beliefs can result in detrimental consequences and may affect one’s overall oral health and general well-being.
Also, if in doubt, we should always ask a dental professional! 

Wellnex organizes such talks with professional. 
Dr Chan Pei Yuan is a full-time clinician with National Dental Centre Singapore (NDCS) since 2010 and is a Consultant with the Endodontics Unit of the Department of Restorative Dentistry. She graduated from the Faculty of Dentistry, National University of Singapore (NUS) in 2009 with a Bachelor of Dental Surgery, and was awarded the postgraduate scholarship from NDCS to pursue a Masters of Dental Surgery in Endodontics at NUS from 2011- 2014. Dr Chan Pei Yuan is registered with the Singapore Dental Specialist Accreditation Board and currently is the chairperson of the Chapter of Endodontists, College of Dental Surgeons, Singapore (CDSS). She has been the clinician lead for NDCS community outreach since 2018 and strongly champions for the improvement of oral health in the population through community screening programmes and the Singapore Oral Health Movement 8020.​