Introduction
The Public Health Dentistry Department coordinates with other departments of the institution to conduct outreach programmes as a part of social and community development.The institute conducts free dental health camps for the rural population and school children.
The services provided by SMIDS are:
- Sree Mookambika Awareness and Referral Tooth-care Programme (SMART)
- Sree Mookambika Children Oral health Programme (SCOPE)
- Sree Mookambika Oral Cancer Programme (SMOC)
- Sree Mookambika Vanashakthi Family Wellness Programme
Thrayambika Vidya Mandir
Assisi Vidyalaya
Govt. Primary School, Kulasekaram
Sree Mookambika Vanashakthi Family Wellness Programme
As a part of our regular outreach programmes, we visit socially isolated, economically deprived communities like Tribals and provide them cost effective dental health care.
Dental checkup at Thachamalai for Tribal population
SMART
Through SMART (Sree Mookambika Awareness and Referral Tooth care) Programme, we are conducting Dental screening and treatment camps at various parts of Kanyakumari District.
SMOC
We are conducting Oral cancer and Tobacco control awareness programs through this project in schools and surrounding population.
Tobacco use sensitization programme at Arunachalam School
