Targets

1. This time our program is not only to improve the oral health but also to reduce the risk of Heart attack, Stroke, Cancer, Diabetes etc.
As we know there are some common risk factors for oral diseases and heart attack, Stroke , Diabetes, Cancer etc.
Those are bad food habits, smoking, tobacco chewing habit and stress. So, .....

(1) Tooth decay(caries)
(2) Gum disease (Periodontal disease)
(3) Oral cancer
(4) Generic health
* Awareness of health, Protect by yourself

Targets People --- Teachers, Parents, Local and Government administrators,
Leaders of companies and factories, GO and NGO officials,
and Dentists who are interested in oral health activities.
(1)Children and Teacher -> To children, parents and other family menbers
(2)PrimaryHealthCare providers/pro fessions To Local People

2. Our direct target people are

(a) Primary school children

(b) Poor and less educated people who are residing in villages and tea-garden workers.

3. Our indirect target people are

(a) Primary school teachers



(b) Root level health care providers who are engaged in immunization programs,
community health programs and midwifery in villages under two Upazilla Health Complex.

We motivate and train them so that they can check and follow up.

Our activity

Contents ---Motivation and TBI Miscellaneous content for oral health activities in the field, we mainly use the materials from the actual implementation.
(1)Toothbrushing campaign at school
(2)Toothbrushing instruction
* by Picture-story show
* by Demonstration of the correct toothbrushing method by using large dental arch model
* by Dye the plaque and check toothbrushing method
(3)Oral Check Up (examination)
(4)Seminar for PrimaryHealthCare providers/professions and School teachers
(5)Simple/Tiny Preventive Treatment. ( not in the JICA project)

1 . As school children and village people are increasingly consuming more soft food and drinks and very less amount of fruits and vegetables,
we should suggest for changing their food habits towards less consumption of soft food and drinks and more consumption of fruits and vegetables.

2. We have the most tobacco smokers in the world per 1000 people and have a massive tobacco chewing habit which lead to lung cancer (highest in males) and oral cancer (2nd. highest in males).
So we suggest them not to smoke or chew tobacco. And for school children we suggest them not to smoke and chew tobacco in future

3. We also suggest them to improve personal hygiene by washing hands after using toilet and before eating.
We motivate the school children and the tea-garden workers and their family members about the importance of oral health care and relation to other Non-Communicable diseases.
A good number of children and people in our country do not use toothbrush and toothpaste for cleaning their teeth.
Instead, they use Neem sticks and also using charcoal powder with finger.
So in TBI, we suggest them to brush their teeth twice a day.
Before going to sleep and at morning with small headed soft toothbrushes using small amount of fluoride containing toothpaste.

Educational Workshop (with lectures)

We have a workshop at where local health care workers create posters for oral health awareness.
Usually, we give lectures in advance and enter the workshop.