A dental screening camp for students of Classes-IX and X was recently held at the Bireswarpur Government High School of Badsahi block in Mayurbhanj district. More than 100 students underwent medical screening for their dental problems, if any, in the camp organised by the Rotary Club of Baripada Heritage.
The students found affected by some kinds of dental diseases were advised through their parents to consult dentists of the Baripada PRM Medical College. Soon after the screening, an awareness programme on "Dental hygiene: A step towards caring Adolescent" was also organised in the school premises. The programme held under the supervision of dentist Chandra Mohan Singh was inaugurated by local Sarpanch Rajanikant Nayak and attended by a large number of villagers and Rotarians. Rotary Club President Debashish Das and school Headmaster Rotarian Santosh Kumar Kastha also spoke on the occasion.The Rotary Club of Baripada Heritage has been conducting several philanthropic and service-based programmes concerning healthcare, basic education, water and sanitation in the remote areas of Mayurbhanj for the last several years.