DENTAL CHECKUP CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED
Added On : 5th April 2009
JEDDAH Jeddah Health Affairs Management on Saturday...
...launched a free dental
checkup campaign in primary schools using a mobile dental clinic.
The program comes after the
Health Affairs Directorate launched mobile dental clinics at King Fahd General Hospital last month as per the Ministry of Healths decision to fight tooth
decay among citizens, especially the younger generation.
The campaign initially targets school
students and places frequented by children, such as, shopping malls and recreation and entertainment centers, said Dr. Sami Badawood, Director of Jeddah
Health Affairs Management.
The ministry, he said, decided on the campaign after it was found that
90 percent of primary school students suffer from tooth decay.
Our aim is to divide the issues
into four parts: reducing the percentage of tooth decay cases among children; increasing the awareness level of citizens, especially children and their
mothers; activating protective work in all areas of the country, including rural areas and preventing tooth decay by advising patients on how to use fluoride
without the need to visit a dental clinic, said Badawood.
The Dental Medicine Management
department at Health Affairs has put together four teams of dentists and oral health specialists, which will be responsible for visiting schools to start the
checkup campaign. SG
Diana Al-Jassem - Saudi Gazette
