OUTREACH ACTIVITIES
– Working together to make oral health care for all a reality
The Institution emphasizes on population based approach, which is different from an approach required for individual patient care.A number of outreach activitiesare coordinated with a goal of promoting oral health and increasing access for underserved population. The institute contributes in making oral healthcare accessible to the unreached by carrying out the following activities:
COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS :
Dental Check-up camps, Treatment camps and Health Education programs are carried out by the institute regularly for different target populations like Rural Population, School Children, College Students, Elderly, Tribal Population, Sanitation workers, Anganwadi Children, Transgender Population and General Population. Field visits are also are carried out in the adopted Village of Kenjar.
DENTAL CARE AT PERIPHERAL CENTRES :
The Institute intends to amplify the oral health care services at grass root levels. Hence the Institute has the following peripheral centres at Kavoor, Shakthinagar, Perara and Lady Goschen to cater to dental needs of the masses. The institute also provides oral healthcare services at Melkar and the Primary Health Centres at Puttur and Bondel.
DENTAL CARE ON WHEELS :
The mobile dental van offers the dentists the freedom to offer patients, access to care whenever and wherever. It is regularly utilised to provide oral healthcare.
DENTAL CARE FOR ANGANWADI CHILDREN, SCHOOL CHILDREN AND COLLEGE STUDENTS :
When we think of developing good oral hygiene habits, we usually think of children which is the best time of life to create good habits. The most common oral disease affecting young children is dental caries, which is largely preventable.Weprovide oral health education, Dental check-up, preventive and therapeutic treatment programs foranganwadi children, school children, college students and students of social welfare hostels.
TOBACCO CONTROL PROGRAMS :
To combat the tobaccomenace, inassociation with the District Health and Family WelfareDepartment, District Tobacco Control Cell, D.K, Mangalore,D.K Zilla Panchayat, Indian Dental Association D.K Branch,Indian Cancer Society, Mangalore City Police and Deputy Director of Public Instructions the institute has conducted various Tobacco Control Programs for various target population.
CANCER SCREENING PROGRAMS :
In association with Indian Cancer Society, various Oral Cancer Screening Programs has been organised.
OBSERVING DAYS OF SIGNIFICANCE FOR A SOCIAL CAUSE :
Various days of Significance like National Youth Day, International Day for Elderly,World Cancer Day, World No Tobacco Day, World Health Day, Women’s Day, World Oral Health Day, National Public Health Dentist Day has been observed for social causes.
Outreach programs educate students about their obligations to the community and society.It helps in development of various skills like soft skills, leadership skills, and team-building skills. The institute has received various accolades for its outreach activities. These activities highlight an institution's commitment to community engagement, practical learning, social responsibility, and excellence in healthcare education. Ultimately, these activities showcase an institution's multifaceted dedication to the betterment of society, making it a unique and distinguished place of learning in the educational landscape.