The Department of Public Health Dentistry, SGT University celebrated National Dentist’s Day by organizing Dental check-up and Treatment Camp

The Department of Public Health Dentistry, Faculty of Dental Sciences, SGT University
celebrated National Dentist’s Day by organizing Dental check-up and Treatment Camp in
collaboration with Reliance Foundation on 6 th March 2023 (Monday) at Sondhi Village,
Jhajjar District, Haryana. The Dental team took initiative under the guidance of Dr. Shourya
Tandon (Associate Dean and Prof. and Head). The Dental team was headed by Dr. Charu
Khurana (Reader, Department of Public Health Dentistry) along with 2 postgraduate students
Dr. Divyanshi from Department of Oral Surgery, Dr. Harshita from Department of
Prosthodontics and 6 BDS Interns Sakshi, Garima, Preeti, Ankit, Pawan, and Rahul along
with 2 attendants Mr. Rajkumar and Mr. Drashan. Oral health checkup of a total of 103
individuals were carried out including 50 males and 53 females. Of which, 22 patients were
provided professional cleaning of teeth in the Mobile Dental Van of SGT University. Blood
sugar level examination was also done for the needy patients. All patients suffering from
complex dental problems were informed and advised for appropriate dental treatment and
referred to the SGT Dental Hospital, Gurugram. Medicines and Oral Hygiene aids such as
toothbrush, toothpaste, mouthwashes were also distributed among the attendees of the dental
camp. The session on importance of Dentist’s Day, Oral Health, Oral hygiene practices,
adverse oral habits, adopting a healthy lifestyle through brushing techniques, models and
charts was imparted to all the patients who attended the camp. All the villagers expressed
their gratitude to dental team for their efforts to make the Oral Health Drive a successful
event.

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