May 30, 2019

Dental Check-up Treatment / Oral Cancer Screening Camp

A Dental Check-up Treatment / Oral Cancer Screening camp was organized by IDA Mohali in collaboration with the NSS in GMSSS Sector 38, West Chandigarh to commemorate ‘No-Tobacco Day’ for the general population of that area.

The Smile Express, a mobile van was used for cleaning of the teeth. Oral Cancer Screening was very successfully done by Dr. Saikat Chakraborty. Young kids and population of that area were made aware of the bad consequences of tobacco use. The total no of patients screened were 170, scaling was done for 70 patients and 2 extractions were also done as a part of the initiative. Oral Screening for cancer was done for 14 patients.