The Kenya Dental Association (KDA) is urging for the integration of dental care into prenatal services after a pregnant woman, Viona Munai, tragically died along with her unborn child due to a severe dental infection at Mama Lucy Kibaki Hospital.

• The incident highlights critical gaps in maternal healthcare, specifically the lack of routine dental screening within antenatal care.
• KDA President Kahura Mundia stated that treating dental infections is safe for expectant mothers and crucial to avoid preventable complications.
• The association is calling on the government and county health authorities to strengthen public dental services and integrate routine dental screening into Antenatal Clinics and mother and child health services nationwide.