Preventive Approach
Community Centre follows the fundamental principles given below:
- Prevention is essential, which translates into educating families about taking charge
of their own oral health.
- Everyone deserves a dentist even the under served populations to improve the oral
health.
- Availability of care alone will not maximize utilization but social or cultural
issues must also be dealt with.
- Treating the existing disease without educating the patient is a waste. Educating
patients about risks and how to reduce them should be incorporated into every possible
encounter specially when dealing with a patient from disadvantaged and poor population
groups. This will increase their understanding of how to stay healthy and prevent
future disease.
Muskaan Card
Indian Dental Association offers Muskaan Card for preventive, interceptive, curative
and educational oral health care for the disadvantaged and poor population groups.
With the Muskaan Card, avail preventive oral- health check ups and education at
IDA’s Community Centre, free or at nominal charge.