Colgate Oral Health Week 2023 at Ziauddin College of Dentistry, Ziauddin University

Colgate Oral Health Week was celebrated by Ziauddin College of Dentistry from 18-22 September 2023.

During the week, free dental screenings were performed at three sites: Ziauddin Dental OPD, a Preventive dental clinic at the Primary health care center Gulshan-e-Sikandarabad, and a School outreach program which was conducted by the Department of Community & Preventive Dentistry along with second-year BDS Batch 13 students, house officers, and faculty.

During the week almost 400 patients were screened at the Dental OPD, 800 at Preventive clinic PHC, and 7000 school children were screened.

Colgate distributed monetary remuneration, certificates, and gift hampers among the volunteers who participated in Colgate Oral Health Week as well as shields to the Principal Ziauddin College of Dentistry Prof Dr. Wahab Kadri, and Head of Community Dentistry, Dr. Sidra Mohiuddin.

According to Dr. Sidra Mohiuddin, HOD Community & Preventive Dentistry, such initiatives are essential for raising oral health awareness among the masses and it is beneficial for young doctors and doctors to be in terms of improving their skills such as communication and patient management at a community level.