School-Based Model “Muskaan”

Paroksha Foundation through this Oral Health and Learning Project will provide free dental services to school age children in our area schools who may not have access to dental services. With assistance from local school districts, registered dentists and assistants, and other contributing agencies, our goal is to improve the oral health of uninsured children. This program provides free oral screenings, education, fluoride varnish application and sealants for students with permanent teeth.

“When Children’s Oral Health Suffers, So Does Their Ability to Learn”

Goal:

To reduce the impact of dental diseases and help the children grow healthy lives.

Objectives:

· To increase awareness level of children about oral health and hygiene and its importance for healthy life
· To improve oral health conditions of the children from poor communities by providing treatment services in rural areas with the concept of taking portable dentistry into function.

Activities:

Organize dental health camp and carry out dental screening of the children
Treatment of dental diseases (Scaling, extracting, filling etc.)
Conduct oral health awareness classes
Distribute tooth pastes and brushes to every child
Recording of dental health status and treatment of every child

Target communities/population:

· The target beneficiaries (children) of the project are from the poor rural communities who have less knowledge on oral health and hygiene and do not have access to treatment services when needed. However, the children from urban areas with poor economic conditions do not get proper treatment as the dental treatment is very expensive. These urban poor children are also targeted by the project to provide its services.
· The project targets to serve 10,000 children every year from around the country by organizing 25 dental camps and 90% of them are from poor family background.