The Department of Public Health Dentistry, SRM Kattankulathur Dental College & Hospital, in collaboration with Unnat Bharat Abhiyan, organized a treatment camp at Minnal Chithamur adopted village, Chengalpattu on 27/06/2024. Mr. Balaji, Panchayat President Minnal Chithamur gave a talk on importance of regular dental check-up to the village members and advised them to make use of this free dental camp to improve their oral hygiene practices. Dr.V. Thirumurugan, associate director (CL) & Nodal officer of UBA-SRMIST also witnessed the event and gave an informative talk during the health education on oral hygiene to the village people. Activities included dental screenings for oral mucosal lesions and educational sessions on the adverse effects of tobacco and drug use. During the visit, a comprehensive dental screening was conducted for 143 participants, which comprised dental screening for various oral diseases along with treatment for 4 patients.In observance of the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, an awareness program focusing on substance abuse and a dental screening for oral diseases were conducted for school children. For adults, educational sessions were held to inform them about the dangers of tobacco use and illicit drug abuse, and the screening included a visual examination and palpation to detect abnormalities such as leukoplakia, erythroplakia, and other suspicious lesions. Residents with identified lesions were advised on further diagnostic steps and potential treatments.
