Oral Health Services in the Eastern Cape
On 26 October 2025, the Eastern Cape Department of Health concluded a three-day oral-health blitz, a belated celebration of Oral Health Month, in partnership with Operation Smile, Colgate-Palmolive, and others.
This campaign delivered oral healthcare services to nearly a thousand people, including life-changing cleft surgeries for children, highlighting the human toll of oral diseases.
Oral diseases affect an estimated 3.7 billion people worldwide, making them the most common noncommunicable diseases (NCDs).
However, these efforts also reveal a more uncomfortable truth: in South Africa, oral health is at risk of becoming a seasonal spectacle, rather than a routine service provided in a functional healthcare system.
Author's summary: Oral health services in South Africa need improvement.
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