IACDE DAY CELEBRATION 2017
A free oral health check-up camp was organized at Gautam Buddha Government Primary School, Kalaburagi on the occasion of celebrating the formation day of Indian Association of Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics on 7th March 2017. Celebrating this day helps us to educate & publicize the importance of endodontistry and restorative dentistry among general public. As the Cons-Endo Day is celebrated just next to National Dentist Day, it becomes easy for the general public to know the importance of this specialized branch of dentistry.
Services rendered to the general public will bring more awareness and gratitude for the endodontist. Therefore in order to mark this day, a free oral health check up camp was organized in association with Public health dentistry dept of our college at Govt primary school. This was with a desire to reach out to the poor and needy kids who are deprived of the basic health care facilities.
A total of 100 students were screened by the faculty, post graduate students of Dept of Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics and house surgeons of our college. Dept of Public health dentistry supported us by providing us with the facility of mobile dental van, diagnostic instruments and camp concession cards so that when the screened students come to the hospital for treatment they avail 25% discount for the treatments they receive.
Pamphlets detailing the information about the IACDE, CONS ENDO Day & maintenance of oral hygiene instruction were distributed among the students & faculty of the school to bring about awareness among the general public. After screening and pamphlet distribution a short oral hygiene awareness program was conducted for the students so that they maintain a good oral hygiene.
To end the program & capture the memories of this short & sweet occasion a small photo session was arranged. All the students and faculty received a certificate of appreciation for participating in the event.