Gingival Stereotypes In Syria

Despite the vast research on nutrition and health, malnutrition is still a major fatality in this present day. Policymakers, social scientist and medical experts have expressed alarm about the growing problem. While most agree that the issue deserves attention, consensus dissolves around how to respond and resolve the problem. Malnourishment continues to be a primary health liability in developing nations such as Asia, sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America. It is globally the most significant risk factor for illness and death, predominantly with hundreds of millions of pregnant women

The purpose of this paper is to analyze my personal dietary intake as a way of better understanding the ways in which the foods I consumer are helping or hurting my overall nutrition and health. This project is about understanding how consuming too much or too little of particular nutrients can be unhealthy and do harm to one 's body over time. Even more, this project is about dispelling some of the myths that are present about nutrient consumption in order to have a more scientific understanding of what is considered healthy in food and nutrient consumption.

In this photo a Middle Eastern woman is pointing a gun directly towards the camera, symbolizing the way she, like many others, are stereotyped in America. The picture is clear and concise, with front view and level angles that let the viewers see the struggles she has gone faced. Her face and arms display Arabic writings that symbolize the stereotypes given to them in America: terrorists, muslims, extremists, and fanatics. The picture is limited to the colors black and white to represent the seriousness of this issue. Her eyes staring directly towards the viewer causes them to feel sympathy, leading them to wonder why there is such hate towards Middle Easterners. The concepts of this picture go back to the main idea of the research question

If one were to survey Americans about what they think a terrorist looks like, it is not surprising what the most common description would be. The majority of people would likely describe a bearded, turban-clad middle eastern man waving around an AK-47 while shouting, “allahu akbar!” Although there is nothing inherently frightening about bearded men and practicing religion, somehow being middle eastern and practicing Islam became one of the dirtiest crimes in the United States. After 9/11 it seems that almost overnight, America developed an irrational phobia of anyone who remotely looks middle eastern, and has since systematically oppressed and mistreated innocent

of Syria have a lot of struggles in their daily life. Some of the people have no home and they can’t do many things because of the bombings that occur.

As a primary strategy for reducing oral health disparities, the current Surgeon General, Dr. Vivek Murthy, restated the commitment to incorporation of oral health into medicine. The responsibility included the implementation of an agency-wide Oral Health Strategic Framework, which will seek to integrate oral health across federal agencies in the form of funding priorities and workforce development (Murthy, 2016). The framework aims to reduce oral health disparities by integrating oral health into primary care, improving distribution of oral health awareness and increasing oral health care services research (Murthy, 2016). Already, the framework has led to increased funding for oral health care delivery in community health centers and grants to support the integration of oral health into primary care training at the medical school, advanced graduate education, and practitioner levels (Adesanya et al.,

The traditional Arabic culture is very private in regards to its home lifestyle. With males being the leaders of their house and females having somewhat of an oppressed role. It is typical for a male to obtain multiple wives throughout his life, as well as take responsibility for his unmarried sisters and mother after his father’s passing. It is customary for males to greet other male friends with a kiss, as well as hold hands while their wife or wives walk behind them. However, there are variations of customs in different areas depending on what the primary religion is for that region.

The southern Sudanese view this extraction of teeth as a valuable social practice that is meant to make the people socially fit in their society. However, in a different context, teeth affects

The history of dental hygiene started back many years during the Sumerian times. “The earliest known writing about tooth disease was an ancient Sumerian text that dates to about 5,000 B.C. accusing “tooth worms” of burrowing into teeth thus forming characteristic holes of tooth decay, a superstition that persisted through the Middle Ages in Asia, the Middle East, and Europe.” (Byers 1) Years later, the ancient Egyptians increased their knowledge on dental care. “The Ancient Egyptians were some of the first people to develop specialized dental care techniques.” (Libal 48) “Many dental procedures have existed for thousands of years… Some practices go back to the Egyptian empire of 2,000 B.C.” (Byers 2)

Dictatorship is the rule that controls the citizens of Syria. As a result of it, the peace of the country is highly disrupted and the population is now fighting to get a democratic system and governance. Both myself and my brother, Nour, were born in Aleppo, Syria. I lived there for thirteen years, then the Civil uprising phase of the Syrian Civil War began in the early spring of 2011, my dad acted fast without taking any risks, he bought plane tickets to Moldova, my mom’s homeland, and where both of my parents attended medical school. After arriving to Moldova, Chisinau, we occupied in a small apartment. One bedroom, living room, small kitchen, washroom and narrow corridor with white walls and orange lights. These two years in Moldova were tough to adjust, and it was complicated to fit in the community, especially in school. Then we made a journey to the United States of America, after months, we changed, we all change, when you think about it. We’re all different people all through our lives. And that’s okay, that’s good, you’ve got to keep moving, so long as you remember all the people that you used to be. First time when we arrived in States, my family and I lived in Chicago in a beautiful and great neighborhood, but the school was a little bit tough, because not everyone wanted to attend

Oral health is an important public health concern, attributing to 8000 preventable deaths every year due to oral cancer, 164million lost productive hours, 51 million lost school hours and almost one fourth of the adults (> 65 yrs.) have lost all of the permanent teeth. Dental care costs accounted for 111 billion dollars in 2012.9 Barriers to oral care in the rural adults are, but not limited to income, insurance, transportation and some other psychological factors. Higher reliance on Medicaid, Medicare and social security in the rural areas is observed. Tobacco, alcohol and smoking addiction, which are the risk factors for oral cancers are more prevalent in the rural regions. Fewer dentists and dental clinics for rural population is noted. With the heavy reliance on safety net programs, but lack of dental workforce, neglect and underutilization of dental policy is seen in the rural areas.

Imagine this, you wake up and you inhale dust, smell the dirt, and roll over the uncomfortable bed you are in. You think hard and all the sudden all the thoughts rushed back in to your mind, your oldest child was taken by a truck full of soldiers, your two daughters were bombed and are on the edge of life, your wife is sitting in the corner your 2 years old child. You are surrounded with fear, no hope towards the future and shame because you have run out of things to offer your family. This scenario is what a person that’s living in a war zone feels, this is what it is like to be in Syria. In this research, I will be talking about the struggles these refugees are facing, what is being done to help and what we, as citizens do to help. Syria is in Western Asia, it's formally known as Arab Republic. Its neighbor countries are Lebanon, The Mediterranean Sea, Turkey, Israel, Iran, and Jordan. It is geographical features are Plains, high mountains and deserts (Figure 1). Syria

Three of the many cultural practices in Iraq include food, marriage, and education. In the Middle East the “the traditional meal includes rice with soup or sauce, and accompanied by lamb and vegetables” (Culture of Iraq 4). Traditionally in Iraq, having an arranged marriage at a young age was a standard procedure. As of roles in the family, girls were mostly taught to take after the roles of their mothers, which was to take care of the household. On the other hand boys were taught to be hard working and dominate. In Iraq, their schools teach children about religion and were very strict. A critical factor in everyday life for them is to hold values and claim responsibility for themselves and their families.

The very origin of Syrian heritage is dominated by foreign empires—Assyrians, British, Egyptians, French, Hittites, Macedonian Greeks, Mongols, Persians, Romans, and Turks. The power of the aforementioned foreign empires greatly influenced the development of Syria. Just in the last three hundred and fifty years, the political rule in Syria has shifted several different times—from the Ottomans to the Assyrians, from the Assyrians to the British and French, from the British and French to the Baath Party, from the Baath Party to the United Arab Republic, and from the United Arab Republic to the rule of Assad. The Syrian economy in the sixteenth century was mainly supported by agriculture and military pursuits, while advances in the nineteenth century allowed for an economic growth boosted by energy and mineral resources—electrical generation, mining, nuclear energy, and oil and natural gas—and industry and manufacturing. During the last five centuries, Syria has been occupied by Christians (Catholic, Orthodox, and others), Druze, Jews, Kurds, Shia Muslims (Alawis, Ismailis, and others), Sunni Muslim Arabs, and Yazidis. Despite that, Syrian society has still been overwhelmingly Muslim. While the development of economics and religion have changed Syrian history immensely, the development of politics has been the driving force in Syrian evolution.

As early as 1516, Syria has been known to be ruled under Ottoman Turks Empire for well over several centuries. In 1916 Arabs and British military collaborated together and rebelled against Turkish rules. This allowed independence over the Turks for Arab countries and ending 400 years of supreme political power of the Ottoman Empire. After many years of restructuring Syria economics, social, and political fields, they combined the Ottoman, French, and Islamic laws up until the 1980’s. The criminal, civil, and commercial codes were mostly based on the French way of practicing laws. In 1949, they had certain provisions that they had to follow due to religious minorities. Now the Islamic still had power in some parts of Syria but they were restricted to others due to personal issues, such as marriages, divorcees, paternity, inheritance, and custody of children. In 1955, they went ahead and made changes to codes pertaining to personal issues, modifying and modernizing the Sharia. This allowed improvement for the status of women and adding clarity to the laws of inheritance.