×
The Standard e-Paper
Join Thousands of Readers
The Standard Group Plc is a
multi-media organization with investments in media platforms spanning newspaper
print operations, television, radio broadcasting, digital and online services. The
Standard Group is recognized as a leading multi-media house in Kenya with a key
influence in matters of national and international interest.
The teeth in your mouth may bite your tongue; unusual but arrives in the company of immense pain. Kenya has been diagnosed with this plague.
African culture associates many things to the human tooth. The Yoruba associate healthy teeth with beauty. It requires magic to resist the mbanya on a well fed Acholi beauty. In their initiation festivals, Luos observed nago lak with wild celebrations. If the tooth did not inspire a proverb in the Zululand, it delivered a riddle in the hunting Khoikhoi. Just like seers and midwives, there were renowned dentists in our clans. In Kenya, the government trains and certifies dentists. This is not a profession for everyone yet all of us carry the specimen.
Subscribe to our newsletter and stay updated on the latest developments and special offers!
join