Choice Dental opens in Ikeja, harps on preventive care

A digital dental clinic with state-of-the-art equipment, Choice Dental, has opened in Ikeja, Lagos, with services focusing on preventive dental care.

Managing Dentist, Choice Dental, Dr. Sade Akiode, at the opening ceremony on Sunday, said: “Our preventive dentistry includes comprehensive dental examination, digital X-rays, sealant, oral cancer screening, dental cleaning.”

Akiode who has over 20 years of successful dental practice in Los Angeles, California, United States, said she decided to come back to Nigeria in 2011 to avail Nigerians the same world-class dental care that her patients in the United State are enjoying and to reduce the incidence of Nigerians travelling abroad for medical tourism. “We have since set up a thriving dental clinic at Karimu Kotun, Victoria Island Lagos with Ikeja branch being our second in Lagos and Nigeria,” Akiode said.

Choice Dental Ikeja has nine operating suites made up of the general section, VIP and Children’s sections. Operated by well-trained dentists, radiographers and other ancillary dental staff, Choice Dental is able to offer a wide range of other services in addition to preventive dentistry. These are Cosmetic Dentistry, which includes teeth whitening, splinting, and smile makeover; General Dentistry such as white fillings, root canal therapy, dentures, extractions, children’s dentistry, and dental implants, among others.

Akiode explained that Choice Dental also offers specialised services such as full mouth reconstruction, oral surgery, Laser Surgery, orthodontics, and Invisalign in the Ikeja facility. She decried the global and local attention on such diseases as malaria, HIV AIDS, and COVID-19 to the neglect of Dental disease conditions, which she said can lead to other ailments such as erectile dysfunction, Cardiovascular diseases and even death in some cases.

Chairman of the Board of Choice Dental, Dr Ernest Ndukwe, called for attitudinal change among Nigerians by going for a regular dental check-up instead of waiting until they have toothache or pain in the mouth before going to see a dentist. Ndukwe said Choice Dental is well positioned to serve the residents of Lagos Mainland and its environs.

The World Oral Health Day 2022, which was celebrated on March 20, had as its theme, “Smile Be Proud of Your Teeth”.

Chairman, Nigerian Dental Association, Edo State branch, Dr Clement Azodo, said in a recent press interview that global loss of $200 billion yearly is associated with a lack of attention to oral health. “Nigeria losses between N300 to N500 million years because of lack of interest in oral health care.”