Kerala’s dental health programmes have won accolades at the National Oral Health Programme’s national-level review, conducted by the Union Health Ministry and the Centre for Dental Education and Research at All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, a statement issued by the office of Health Minister Veena George said here.
Kerala has been ushering in many changes in the area of dental care and the State’s dental health programmes — Mandahasam, Punchiri, Velicham and Deeptham — are worthy of emulation by other States, it was noted. The States of Tamil Nadu and Arunachal Pradesh and the Union Territories of Puducherry and Lakshadweep have chosen these programmes to be included in their oral health programmes.
The appreciation won by the State is the reward and recognition for the importance given by the State to the dental health sector, the statement said.
