The Elderly Nursing Home in Sharjah received a medical team from the Specialized Dental Center in Sharjah, where the center provided comprehensive oral and dental health check-ups for the members of the home, whose ages ranged from 60 years and over. On the occasion, Maryam Al-Qatari, Director of the Home, said that the visit comes on the occasion of the celebration of World Diabetes Day, as teeth are an indicator of high and low sugar in the event of decay or the presence of dental inflammation, so it is necessary to detect them periodically, especially in the elderly, where diabetes is among the diseases. chronic disease in the elderly. Al-Qatari added that the visiting medical team included dental specialists and nurses from the center to provide service to the members at the home’s headquarters with medical tools and supplies, and examined the teeth, gums and mouth. And write down medical reports for those who need free medical follow-up at the center. And the director of the home noted that the medical examination is continuous and permanent in the home, as we provide two doctors residing in the home to follow up on the elderly inmates and supervise them daily, weekly and monthly, according to the health status of the elderly.