The Faculty of Dental Sciences conducts an oral health screening and Treatment program at Shishu Kalyan Senior Secondary School, Sector 86, Gurugram.

National Science Day is celebrated every year on February 28 to mark and recognise the contributions of scientists towards the development of the country. On this day, in 1928, Indian physicist Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman, popularly known as CV Raman, made an important discovery in the field of spectroscopy, which was later named after him, the Raman Effect. This year’s edition is being celebrated under the theme of “Global Science for Global Wellbeing”. Innova8 Oral Health Care, an Academic Association constituted under the Department of
Public Health Dentistry of Faculty of Dental Sciences, SGT University organized an oral health screening and Treatment program on 26 th February 2023 at Shishu Kalyan Senior Secondary School, Sector 86, Gurugram in association with SGT Admissions & Marketing team to celebrate the National Science Day, 2023. The Dental team took initiative under the guidance of Dr. Shourya Tandon (Prof. & Head and Associate Dean) and Dr. Meenakshi Chopra (Advisor, Innova 8 Oral Health Care). The Dental team was headed by Dr Ajay Das (Associate Professor, Department of Oral Surgery) and Dr. Ankita Thakur (Tutor, Public Health Dentistry) along with student members of Innova 8 Oral Health Care and 2 attendants. A total of 35 patients including 15 males and 20 females were examined, out of which, 10
patients were provided the treatment in mobile dental van at camp site. Health talk was delivered by the students explaining the role of the scientists in overall well-being of the humans. They also explained how oral health is related to systemic health and ways to
improve the oral health with the help of charts and models. The dental students appreciated the opportunity given to them to organize the activities and interact with patients at a community setting leading to improvement in their soft skills and approach towards patients in an outreach location.

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