27/07/2025
𝐀 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐨 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐔𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐃𝐀 - 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐧̃𝐚𝐪𝐮𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐦 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐧𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐥 𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬: From self-service teeth whitening salons to unlicensed individuals placing orthodontic appliances and bleaching products.
Recently, there has been a concerning 𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐢𝐧 “𝐝𝐨-𝐢𝐭-𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟” 𝐨𝐫 “𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟-𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞” 𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 gaining traction across the country. These may appear affordable or convenient, but without proper diagnosis and supervision by a licensed dentist, they pose serious risks to patients’ oral and overall health.
𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐩 𝐢𝐬 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭—𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐚𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐥𝐲.
The PDA - Parañaque Chapter remains committed to upholding an ethical, legal standard of dental care in the Philippines to protect the public, our patients, and the profession we serve with integrity. We stand with the Philippine Dental Association, Inc. for the continued support and collective action in addressing this issue.
We also respectfully call on the DTI Philippines to help regulate the sale of dental materials. At present, access is open to the general public — making it easier for unlicensed individuals to acquire tools and products used in illegal dental work.
𝐓𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫, 𝐰𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬, 𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧.
📌 Let us work hand in hand to keep oral healthcare safe, evidence-based, in the right hands, and above all, legal.
