Provide Dental Care to 18,000 students in India

Oral health is important for appearance, sense of well- being and also for overall health. Oral health can affect quality of life directly and has been linked to sleeping problems, as well as behavioral and developmental problems in children. Oral diseases qualify as a major public health problems owing to their high prevalence and incidence.

At the global level, approximately 80% of children attend primary schools and 60% complete at least four years of education, with wide variations between countries and gender. In India, children form about 38% to 40% of the total population, and 80% of them have high levels of dental diseases. School dental screening is seen as a vehicle for bringing children with dental needs in contact with dental services.

Project will provide free toothbrushes, toothpastes, dental screening, dental education and referral to 18,000 Government School students in Bangalore, Karnataka state, India. 

Dental screening of school children can help disadvantaged children by identifying their dental problems and educating them about their oral health status and motivating them to obtain appropriate treatment. To provide on the spot diagnostic preventive & curative dental health Care Services to the school children through fully equipped Mobile Dental Clinic units along with Dental screening and oral health education.

Habit of tooth-brushing will begin at family level and parents will encourage this habit. Disadvantaged children will be able to get quality dental care in their schools, wherein incidence of Dental Caries and Gum bleeding will decrease.