JEDDAH: The sixth meeting of the Saudi Orthodontic Society, which started on Jan. 31 and ended yesterday (Feb. 1) in Jeddah, revealed that some 70 to 80 percent of Saudi children need dental braces.

However, some orthodontists expressed their fears that braces might affect the health of the teeth and even the body.

The event welcomed a vast number of doctors and specialists, both from Saudi Arabia and abroad. For students, workshops had been provided at the event.

JEDDAH — The Ebsar Foundation for Rehabilitation and Service of Visual Disability has reiterated the importance of a new care program for elderly people with visual disabilities. Ebsar Foundation Secretary General Mohammed Tawfiq Bellow highlighted the necessity of the program as one of the main causes of visual disability is old age.

 

“The association looks to increase the size and efficiency of programs for older people with visual disabilities in our society, as well as to take care of their and their families’ needs and problems regarding medical, psychological and social issues,” he said.

 

JEDDAH — About 44 percent of patients are misdiagnosed when first seeking medical advice, according to Dr. Ghassan N. Pharaon, founder of GNP hospital in Jeddah.

 

“Misdiagnosis is one of the most common types of medical mistakes. Errors can be made by doctors, specialists and laboratory tests, but patients can also contribute to a misdiagnosis in various ways,” he said.

 

Self-diagnosis without professional medical advice is the most common way a patient contributes to an incorrect diagnosis, he added.

 

RIYADH: A code of ethics for those involved in manufacturing and marketing pharmaceutical products will be launched in the Kingdom on Sunday, a senior official from the Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) announced in Riyadh Monday.

“It is a code that will cover all those who deal with pharmaceutical products in the public and the private sectors,” SFDA Vice Chairman for medicines Saleh Al-Bawazeer said.