HEALTHY SMILE FOR LIFE PROJECT – ORAL AND DENTAL HEALTH SCREENING ORGANIZATIONS-2020

Within the scope of the project carried out jointly by Küçükçekmece Municipality, Küçükçekmece District National Education Directorate, Anadolu Education and Culture Foundation (AKEV) and İstanbul Aydın University Faculty of Dentistry Hospital, thousands of students have had their teeth screened. As a result of the screening activities, a total of 25,756 students have had their mouths and teeth screened in 88 schools to date. As a result of the screenings, 5,800 treatments were performed free of charge for 934 students. With the aim of increasing public awareness in the field of mouth and dental health, raising awareness in individuals about the importance of preventive treatment and contributing to the creation of a healthy society, the project aims to pioneer a caries-free generation, while reaching those in need with the project and providing free mouth and dental health services.