On Tuesday the 13th of November 2018, Faculty of Dentistry’s Community Service and Environmental Committee, in cooperation with the MIU Community Service and Environmental Committee of the university organized a field trip to visit the Ideal Center for Rehabilitation and Care of the Blind In Al Zatoun District. A group of staff members, dental interns as well as a team from MIU Dental Clinic Complex (nurses and administrative personnel) joined the trip.
The purpose of the visit was to promote dental health awareness and to improve the oral health conditions of the center’s residence. During the visit, dental interns examined the center’s residence (7-18 years old). The residence received cards explaining their oral health state as well as the suggested treatment to be handed to their parents. They were all invited to visit MIU Dental Clinic Complex to receive the required dental care free of charge. Social activity was also done during the trip interns took a tour around the center they visited the library, theatre and music studio.
Two forms of questionnaires were distributed: one at the beginning of the session for the residence, teachers, and administrative staff to determine their dental health care needs, and another one at the end of the session to evaluate the provided program and measure their satisfaction. A questionnaire was distributed to MIU participants as well. Educational materials and packs of tooth paste and tooth brushes were distributed among all residence.
The Center supervisors and staff members appreciated the organization of the trip, and they recommended more field trips in the future.
