The Clover Dental Clinic, Kohima, led by Dr Nikenlemla Imchen and her team, conducted a dental health awareness program at Koinonia Baptist School, Kohima, in commemoration of the clinic’s fourth anniversary.n

The students were taught the importance of oral healthcare and the different ways to prevent dental caries, like maintaining good oral hygiene, topical fluoride application, pit and fissure sealants, reduced consumption of sugary foods and beverages, and regular dental check-up.

Proper hands-on tooth brushing technique was taught to the students by Dr Khriebeituonuo Usuo and each child was given an oral hygiene kit. Topical fluoride application was also conducted on the children for caries prevention.

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Dr Nikenlemla stressed on the crucial role of the teachers in building a positive attitude in the child toward dentists and dental care. She also mentioned that more than 50 percent of children under the age of eight years are affected by dental caries and a substantial number of school hours are lost citing toothache due to tooth decay.

Promoting oral health awareness among children and their parents through the implementation of oral health education in the classrooms can prevent most of the dental problems, Dr Nikenlemla said. A training manual on oral health promotion was also distributed to all the teachers. (Clover dental can be reached at www.cloverdentalclinic.co ).