MOBILE DENTAL CLINICS LAUNCHED...
Added On : 5th March 2009
MOBILE DENTAL CLINICS LAUNCHED IN
JEDDAH JEDDAH The Health Affairs Directorate on Tuesday launched the mobile dental clinics project in
the study and research center at King Fahd General Hospital.
The project, Dr. Sami Badawood,
Director of Health Affairs, said offers periodical medical checkup to children and youth suffering from tooth ailments.
The project, he said, is directed primarily at school students and places where large numbers of children are present, such as,
shopping malls and recreation and entertainment centers. Areas which are deprived of health services will also be covered, he said.
These mobile dental clinics will considerably reduce the number of cases of tooth decay among primary school
children and will create an awareness about the general health of citizens, especially children and mothers.
Scientific studies and epidemiological surveys carried out in various areas of the Kingdom have revealed a marked increase in cases of tooth
decay.
About 90 percent of primary school children in Saudi Arabia suffer from the disease. SG
Diana Al-Jassem - Saudi
Gazette
