MAHATMA GANDHI
 POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF DENTAL SCIENCES
(MGPGI)
GOVERNMENT  OF PUDUCHERRY INSTITUTION
PUDUCHERRY - 605 006

PROGRAMMES

COMMUNITY DENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMME

 “Oral Hygiene Week” was celebrated from 1st August 2009 in the premises of Dept. of Community Dentistry and Periodontia. Hon’ble Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Thiru. E. Valsaraj presided over the function.  Colgate Palmolive sponsored a dental health pack, which was distributed by the Hon’ble  Minister to the public. Dental Health Exhibition and Health Education Talk were held as part of the programme. 

General Dental Camps and Special Dental Camps were held during the period from April 2009 to March 2010.  A total of 5,016 patients attended the camps.

 

 

A total of 7 special dental camps were conducted during this period, wherein the screening and treatments were provided to the various sections of the public apart from the regular weekly dental camps.

 

SCHOOL DENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMMES:

  •  School Dental Health Programmes are conducted on  a regular basis, covering all the schools in Puducherry.       

DENTAL CAMPS

  • Regular weekly dental camps at two Primary Health Centres (Ariyankuppam and Villianur) and two Community Health Centres (Karikalampakkam and Mannadipet) are being conducted.