School-based Dentistry

4) Key at Dental Camp

There are three secrets to success

1) On-site observation is very important.
Observe the state of the child and the teacher.
Also The condition of the school equipment. Desks, chairs, water, electricity and toothbrush.
Various factors which include such as the literacy rate and economical situation.
These things are necessary to make the project feasible.

Are there sufficient supply of toothbrush with low prices at market in the target area?
For Self-Support & Sustainable, we must reduce the distribution as low as possible.


2)Prepare plan and devise to avoid troubles and to respond flexibly.

Cleaning up is also important.
If you don't do it properly, the next task will be difficult.

Sufficient meetings between project participants are essential.
Also, Sufficient explanation to the teacher.
How to align children's line properly and not cause confusion.

A system that can respond to changes in schedule ,weather and etc.


3) Things to keep in mind.
Targets people should come to interest on oral health care and also have some good personal habits that you already have.

3-1) Being feasible and familiar.
For example, Instructions are written on the back of the picture-story show so that teachers can easily play the picture-story show.

3-2)Using many Strategy for Localization

->Students of the target schools in TBI Picture-story card

->Photographs of Students in the target schools on the presentation screen at a Seminar.

3-3) Fun things (Even if it's a little painful at first time) are waiting for you.


A little fun for targets is also very important.