Deputy Health Minister inspects dental treatment, surgical operation on patients with cleft lips and palates

Deputy Minister for Health Professor Dr Aye Tun inspected the University of Dental Medicine and the Orthopaedic Hospital in Mandalay yesterday.
He toured around the dental wards and gave instructions after meeting with the rector, professor and faculty members.
He also checked smart practice rooms, digital dentistry lab, scanning electron microscope room, molecular lab, histopathology lab, university library and a 50-bed oral and maxillofacial surgery hospital.
At Mandalay Orthopaedic Hospital, the deputy minister visited the wards and comforted the patients. Then, he observed the status of the construction of a four-storey ward, inspected the musculoskeletal unit, laboratory and x-ray department, and talked with relevant specialists and staff.
On 2 December, the Deputy Minister oversaw the surgery of patients with cleft lips and palates at Meiktila General Hospital and provided them with nutrition and cash assistance.
The operation was conducted by the Mandalay Region Department of Medical Services in collaboration with the University of Dental Medicine, Mandalay.
The surgical treatment is planned to be carried out from 1 to 4 December, with 29 patients being treated at Meiktila General Hospital while the remaining 11 are to be treated at the University of Dental Medicine, Mandalay. — MNA/NT/TH