Dr Arup Ratan on Diabetes and Dental Disease

Dr Arup Ratan Choudhury, a well-known dentist in Bangladesh, was in Montreal recently to attend World Congress on Diabetes.

He presented a paper on this new research on the relationship between Diabetes and Dental Diseases . In an exclusive interview with VOA Bangla , Dr Choudhury talked about the relationship between Diabetes and Dental Diseases. He talked about different types of mouth-disease and cautioned against taking tobacco in any form. He regretted that people do not even realize that smoking can cause different diseases, aggravate Diabetes , heart disease and more dangerously cancer .

Dr Arup Ratan Choudhury also narrated the progress made in the field of dental treatment in Bangladesh. He added that the facilities have not yet been extended to the villagers.