NATIONAL ORAL HEALTH PROGRAM

Government of India has initiated a National Oral Health Programme to provide integrated,

Comprehensive Oral Health Care in the existing health care facilities with the following objectives:

• To improve the determinants of oral health

• To reduce the morbidity from oral diseases

• To integrate oral health promotion and preventive services with general health care system

• To encourage promotion of public private partnerships (PPP) model for achieving betteroral health

In order to achieve above listed objectives, Government of India has decided to assist the State

Governments in initiating provision of dental care along with other ongoing health programmes

implemented at various levels of the primary health care system. Funding has been made available

through the State PIPs for establishment of a dental unit [at district level or below]

This dental unit equipped with necessary trained manpower, equipments including dental chair and

support for consumables would be provided to the states through the NOHP. These units, according to

the level of saturation of state’s own dental units, may be established at district hospitals or in the

health facilities below the level of district hospitals.

The National Oral Health Cell will also help in imparting training to the Oral health manpower as well

as general health manpower for better integrated approach to better oral health.

In order to increase the level of awareness, the Government of India will help preparation of prototype

Information, Education and Communication (IEC) materials/Behavior Change Communication (BCC)

materials for dissemination of information.

Public Private Partnership model may also be utilized with the private dental colleges, various dental

associations and community based organizations to promote community based oral health awareness

and service delivery, wherever feasible

The National Oral Health Cell (NOHC) will be monitoring the implementation and progress of the

programme from time to time through established mechanisms.

NOHP State Cell has been started in February 2018 in Puducherry State Health Mission, Health

Directorate Complex, Puducherry.

� New Advanced Dental Chair was installed in mobile dental unit by NOHP

� Work is in progress for start-up of three NOHP clinics in PHC Bahour, PHC Ariyur& PHC Kalapet

� Two training sessions for Dental Surgeons and Dental Hygienist conducted

SPECIAL CAMPS

S No DATE CAMP SITE ORAL HEALTH SERVICES RENDERED

1. 6.4.17 NCD Sulthanpet Treatment and Oral Cancer Screening Camp

2. 21.04.17 NCD Court Complex Oral Cancer Screening & Oral Health Awareness

Camp

3. 28.04.17 NGO Narikuravarpet Special

Camp

Treatment and Oral Cancer Screening Camp &

Oral Cancer Screening Camp For the Tribal

Population

4. 5.05.17 NCD Gorimedu Oral Cancer Screening & Oral Health Awareness

Camp

5. 23.06.17 NCD TVS Fastners Pvt. Ltd.

Karikalampakkam

Oral Cancer Screening & Oral Health Awareness

Camp

6. 28.06.17 NCD Muthialpet Oral Cancer Screening & Oral Health Awareness

Camp

7. 03.10.17 NCD &Ayush Camp at Life

style Modification Centre

Oral Cancer Screening & Oral Health Awareness

Camp

8. 04.1017 Urban Health Centre

Dubrayapet

Treatment and Oral Cancer Screening Camp &

Treatment and Oral Cancer Screening Camp

9. 14.11.17 World Diabetic Day

Walkathon

An awareness Rally on Oral Health, Relationship

of oral & General Health & Oral Cancer

10 14.11.17

World Diabetic Day NCD

&Ayush Camp at Life style

Modification Centre

General dental Screening &Oral Cancer Screening

& Oral Health Awareness Camp for 132 Diabetic

Patients

11. 06.12.17 ARPVIHISI Special School

Pillaichavadi

General dental Screening & Oral Health

Awareness Camp for differently abled School

Children

12. 11.03.18 Women’s Day Celebration

Camp

Oral Cancer Screening & Oral Health Awareness

Camp

NOHP School Dental Health Programme in collaboration with Mobile Dental Unit & Mahatma

Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Dental Sciences 2017-18

NOHP Community Dental Health Programme in collaboration with Mobile Dental Unit & Mahatma

Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Dental Sciences 2017-18

Total number of visits made to school 10

Total number of Students screened 249

Total number of Scaling done 80

Total number of Permanent filling done 40

Total number of visits to PHC 20

Total number of Students screened 245

Total number of Permanent filling done 10

Total number of Extraction done 24

DIABETIC DAY WALKATHON on 14.11.2017 at Promenade Beach

World Oral Health Day Celebration 2017-2018:

SNo. Date Camp Site Oral Health Services Rendered

1. 11.03.18 Special Camp for women

organized by Suriyan FM

General dental Screening &Oral Cancer

Screening & Oral Health Awareness Camp

2. 19.03.18 Govt. Primary School,

Maducarai

General dental Screening & Oral Health

Awareness Camp for 120 school children

3. 19.03.18 Govt Primary School,

Maducarai Teachers Training Program Conducted

4. 19.03.18 PHC Maducarai Community Dental Health Education Given

5. 20.03.18 Special Treatment Camp in

Government High School

World Oral Health Day Celebrated in

collaboration with IGIDS, Screening &

Treatment Camp Conducted. Free Notebooks

with Oral Health Information & brushing

Techniques were Distributed

6. 20.03.18 Government High School

Mudaliarkuppam Teachers Training Program Conducted

7. 21.03.18 PHC Thirubhuvanai

Ante Natal Mother & General Public were

given Oral Health & Oral Cancer Awareness

lecture

8. 22.03.18

Motilal Nehru Government

Polytechnic College,

Lawspet

Powerpoint Presentation on Significance of

World Oral Health Day & Importance of oral

health and its relationship to General Health

were discussed to both Staff & Students

9. 27.03.18 World Oral Health Day

Walkathon

A walkathon was conducted to commemorate

WOHD by NOHP in collaboration with Both

Govt& Private Dental College Students(300) to

create oral Health Awareness among the

general public

10 World oral Health Day Awareness talk given in Suriyan FM

SPECIAL CAMP FOR WOMENCONDUCTED ON 11.03.18IN ASSOCIATION WITH

SURIYAN FMFOR WORLD ORAL HEATH DAY

School Dental Health Programme Conducted on 19.03.18 in Govt. Primary School Madukarai

COMMUNITY DENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM CONDUCTED ON 19.03.18

IN PHC MADUKARAI

WORLD ORAL HEALTH DAY CELEBRATED ON 20.03.18 IN COLLABORATION WITH

INDIRA GANDHI INSTITUTE OF DENTAL SCIENCESSCREENING & TREATMENT

CAMP

TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAM WAS CONDUCTED ON 20.03.18

IN GOVT HIGH SCHOOL

ORAL HEALTH EDUCATION GIVEN TO ANTENATAL MOTHERS & GENERAL PUBLIC

ON 21.03.18 IN PHC THIRUBHUVANAI

POWERPOINT PRESENTATION GIVEN TO STUDENTS & STAFFS OF MOTILE NEHRU

GOVT. POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE ON 22.03.18 REGARDING THE SIGNIFICANCE OF

WORLD ORAL HEATH DAY

WALKATHON WAS CONDUCTED ON 29.03.18 FOR WORLD ORAL HEALTH DAY BY NOHP IN

COLLABORATION WITH MAHATMA GANDHI POST GRADUATE INSTITUTE OF DENTAL

SCIENCES, INDIRA GANDHI INSTITUTE OF DENTAL SCIENCES AND VENKATESHWARA

DENTAL COLLEGE. AROUND 300 DENTAL STUDENTS PARTICIPATED.

AWARENESS ON ORAL HEALTH FOR WORLD ORAL HEALTH DAY WAS GIVEN IN

LOCAL FM STATION SURIYAN FM

PRESS RELEASE

FIRST TRAINING FOR DENTAL SURGEONS

A One day Sensittation Training Program was planned for the year 2017- 18 for Dental

professionals working in Government sector of U.T. Puducherry which included all the districts like

Puducherry, Karaikal, Mahe and Yanam to sensitise the clinician’s knowledge in the National Oral

Health program , its importance for effective implementation, other National programs like NPCDCS,

NTCP, ETC., Oral cancerous &Pre Cancerous Lesion screening Techniques.

Through proper channel, invitations were sent to all the Dental surgeons. The program was

conducted on 20th

December 2017 in Conference Hall, PSHM Puducherry. The funds were made

available through ROP17- 18 NOHP (B9.2).

SECOND TRAINING FOR DENTAL SURGEONS

A Training of Trainers cum Workshop Training Program was planned for the year 2018 for Dental

professionals working in Government sector of U.T. Puducherry which included all the districts like

Puducherry, Karaikal, Mahe and Yanam to enhance the clinician’s confidence and competence in

performing all aspects of General Dentistry in hospital setting.

Through proper channel, invitations were sent to all the Dental surgeons and Dental hygienists. The

program was conducted on 27th Feb 2018, 28th Feb 2018 and 1st March 2018 in Conference Hall,

PSHM Puducherry.

It was a 3 day intensive training program with education materials and field trip to promote, to

understand and to sensitize the dental professionals. The main aim and objective was to impart value

based training in fundamentals of dental education and to offer opportunities for upgrading knowledge,

training and skill.

This was a Didactic program included a series of scheduled and structured session at advanced levels of

training devoted to pertinent topics in the basic, diagnostic and clinical sciences & the comprehensive

practice of Clinical and Public Health Dentistry. The detailed schedule is enclosed.

The training was imparted for 20 Dental Surgeons and 2 Dental hygienists and their name list is

enclosed. 15 Resource Persons were employed for these sessions.

The program was inaugurated by our respected Director of Medical Services & Mission Director.