Hundreds of underprivileged children in and around Sargur in H.D. Kote near here can look forward to receiving free dental services for three days from July 25.
Under a joint initiative with Swami Vivekananda Youth Movement (SVYM), a 25-member team from Vatsalya Oral Foundation will be providing end-to-end oral care to the underprivileged children in the tribal belt of Sargur. It is expected to provide premium dental care free of cost to the underprivileged children, who have little or no access to healthcare. During the initiative, which is part of the foundation’s Seal India campaign, a team of doctors and support staff will be applying dental sealants on children’s teeth to protect them from decay and infection.
With studies tracing general health complications to poor oral health, the team will also conduct awareness programmes on oral health for the children.
Health problems are also traced to cavities that develop on account of decaying and the dental sealants that the team plans to apply on the teeth of the children will help prevent this.
Srivats Bharadway, founder, Vatsalya Oral Foundation, said that oral healthcare is neglected in rural areas owing to lack of access to the same and increasing medicine costs. “With many studies showing that poor health can lead to various other complications, the need of the hour is to provide young children with quality dental care,” he said.
As part of the Seal India campaign, the foundation plans to provide dental care to the children of government schools in various parts of rural South India.
