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A scientific awareness visit for fifth-level dental students to Al-Shawkani Orphanage as part of the preventive dentistry course

A scientific awareness visit for fifth-level dental students to Al-Shawkani Orphanage as part of the preventive dentistry course

 

 University media

 

 On Monday morning, the College of Dentistry at the UAE University organized a scientific awareness visit to Al-Shawkani Orphanage, as part of the fifth-level preventive dentistry course. The visit aimed to educate the children of the home about the importance of oral and dental health, and how to take care of them to maintain the health of their bodies. In the presence of Dr. Abdul Qader Zabara, Head of the Department of Dentistry, Dr. Haitham Al-Kumaim, Internship Program Officer and Director of Clinics, and Dr. Azal Atef, the academic coordinator of the college.

 

 The scientific program began by presenting an awareness lecture for children, which included information about: the importance of cleaning teeth, and how to brush them properly to maintain oral health.

 

 Following the lecture, the dental students examined the children’s teeth and provided advice and guidance on how to care for them.

 

 At the end of the visit, the university students expressed their happiness with their experience, stressing the importance of such visits in spreading health awareness among members of society, especially children.

 

 For their part, the staff of Dar Al-Shawkani thanked the university administration and students for this special visit, which had a great impact in educating the children of the home about the importance of oral and dental health.

 

 This visit comes within the framework of the university’s College of Dentistry’s keenness to strengthen its role in serving the community and spreading health awareness among its members, especially orphans.

 

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