PHCC Initiative Educates Visually Impaired Students On Dental Health
Date
1/24/2023 2:17:19 AM
(MENAFN- The Peninsula) The Peninsula
Doha: The Primary health Care Corporation's (PHCC) Preventive Health Directorate, in partnership with Al Noor Institute for the blind, aims to promote oral and dental health through the Asnani Progarm.
Dr. Najat Al Yafei, Manager of Preventive and Promotive Oral and Dental Health at PHCC, led this initiative, which was supervised by Dr. Hamad Al Mudahka, Executive Director of Preventive Health at PHCC.
The event was conducted at Al Noor Institute. Attendees included Mashaal Al Nuaimi, Alnoor Institute Director, Ali Al Shahwani, Muneera Ali Abdullah, Salah Alsendi, Ibrahim Al Sharshani, Hussain Alhadad, Maysoon Turkoman, Amani Albosaidi, and Hanadi Shalabi. Activities included oral health education lecture by Dr. Sohair Dalol and teaching visually impaired students proper brushing technique by demonstration on large dental model to develop their skills in maintaining oral hygiene. This was followed by dental screening with the focus on identification of oral diseases in their early stages and referral and advice for parents to seek dental treatment for oral diseases identified.
The Mobile Dental Unit screened 32 students aged 3 to 13 years. Twelve students (30%) were confirmed to be teeth decay-free. The remaining 69% of kids had three or more decaying teeth on average. In addition, 20 students underwent fluoride varnish treatment as a preventive measure. The majority of the students required some type of dental care, such as professional teeth cleaning, filling of decaying teeth, or removal of some overly retained milk teeth. Parents were given information papers recommending them to get dental treatment for their children.
PHCC in collaboration with Al Noor Institute has made significant progress in developing Braille Oral Health Educational Material on a variety of topics such as brushing technique, fluoride varnish, oral hygiene tools, and the importance of saliva, which will be useful in educating and empowering visually impaired students to maintain good oral health.
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