Despite the fact that it is preventable, dental caries remains a global public health problem—even with fluoride intervention—and it is the most common chronic disease on the planet. Moreover, researchers have already shown for some years that caries is a disease continuum that at the early stages is reversible, yet many Ministries of Health and dental professionals misunderstand this. We belie...

A Saudi newborn screening program is important to the half million Saudi children born each year in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It is a coordinated and comprehensive system consisting of education, screening, diagnosis, treatment and management, follow-up, and program evaluation. The Saudi newborn population should benefit from this program and affected infants will be diagnosed early, and man...