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Over 34,000 Patients Served by Dental Center of Al-Qunfudhah Hospital Last Year
24 December 2017
The Dental Center of Al-Qunfudhah Hospital served over the past year about 34,506 patients, including extraction, surgery, root canal treatment, protective and preventive treatment, pediatric, in addition to fixed and mobile dentures.

It is noted that the center provides its therapeutic, protective and preventive services to patients in the governorate and neighboring centers, through 10 specialized clinics, cutting-edge fixed and mobile dentures laboratory, and distinguished medical professionals. The center also educates and promotes awareness among patients inside the clinics, the center’s departments, and the female waiting areas through some dental posters or publications.

On the other hand, the Ministry of Health (MOH) has recently launched the (e-health) App. to facilitate access to visual medical consultations on smartphones. In so doing, MOH seeks to employ cutting-edge technologies to enhance effective communication with service beneficiaries, and to provide them with the needed specialized medical consultations.

According to MOH, the first stage of the new App. will cover the Northern Borders, Asir, Tabuk, Jazan, Najran and Al-Jouf Health Affairs. The, the App will be used across the Kingdom, Allah Willing.

The App. is designed to enable audio-video communication from 9 a.m. to 12 a.m. during working days, and from 1 p.m. to 12 a.m. on weekends. Accordingly, users can login into the App., communicate directly with a specialist, and have their cases diagnosed through the App. Hence, the specialist can answer the users' inquiries, and provide the needed medical consultation and the necessary medical procedure.





 




 



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