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From
Director General, Health Services, Haryana.
To
All the Civil Surgeons of Haryana State
Memo No. Gen Dental - l?(17 - t'7+o
Dated \{ __ 8 47
C"l"br"tion of P"kh*"r" on 'ORAL HEALTHTT f'ot 1st-1sttt SuOt
Subject:-

2017

Reference to the above cited subject'

It is intimated that Health Department Haryana celebrates oral Health

pakhwara tio,1nigiid f;fi year' $enior Dental
i;" 1o 1sih septembei "u*ty facilities
in various helth of the district
Surgeons(SDs)lnfnial Surgeons(Ds),-Sosteg,
qactivities facilities, schools'
in the health
, undertake oral Health Awareness is to spread awareness about various
communities etc.. objective bf this Pakhwara
treatment available at various oral
oral health problems, preventive activities and
health facilites.

TocelebratethePakhwarathisyear,|tisdesiredtodirecttheSDS/DSunder
programme a success' Following
your controlto organisethe activities to make the
bctivities maY be or:ganised:
LHVs' Awr/s and
1. Orient the staff involved in h'ealth care including INM-S
their consequences
ASHA; rlgarOing various aspects of Oral Diseases'
etc..SDS/DScanattend_'egururmonth|ymeetingsschedu|edinthis
periodatPHC/CHC/districtle"ve|andorientthemtovariousoralhealth
Problems'
2.Visitschoolsintheirareaandde|iveroralhea|thta|ks,dodemonstrations
poster competitions' debates'
and may organise activities like
"o*p"titiue
groups like rnen'
^*a

s fiigunire oral health camps in the villages for specific

women, adolescents and young groups
hospitals : in the dental
4. orgnaise oral health t"rr.J in t[e'rreartrr facilities/ postnatal wards etc'
patients,.
clinics, antenatal clinics, amongst admitted newspapers,
s. spread awareness through-use of mass media inciuding
television, radio etc. in such activities
6" lnvolve public representatives and district adminstrative
so as it give wider visibility and get more suPPort
to meet the objectives'
7. Anyother other activity that you tee I is suitable

Technica|messages/themesthataregenera||ycoveredareasunder:
. Relationshifi between oral Health and General Health.
I controlling dental diseases'
correct method of tooth Brushing' Role of diet in
 General information about the causes of halitosis and hypersensitivity of
teeth. ldentification / prevention of pre-cancerous and cancerous lesions of
the Oral Cavity due to smoking.
a Use of Pan Masala / Gutka / Betel Nut Chewing etc..
a Role of Dentist in preventing Oral Diseases i.e. Role of fluoriSe varnishes,
fluoridated tooth paste etc.

After the conclusion of the Pakhwara, report of all the activities

undertaken during this fortnight must be submitted to this office,within 10
days. Reporting format for Pakhwara Activities is attached alongwith. As per
the format, in addition to facility-wise reporting, consolidated report of the
district shoutd also be sumitted. The budget foi the above activity has been
sent to you under object head O5-office expanses @Rs 40,000/district in the
following HOA:

2210-Medical and Public Health

01-Urban Health Services AllUpathy
1 1O-Hospital and Dispensaries
(86)-Oral Health Care Facility in Primary Health Clinics
( Non-Reurring)201 7-1 I

a\r- str\
Director
I rvices (Dental)
For Director Gene Ith Services. Harvana.
&,/
Endst No ftqt - l+q+2 natea{ -.- F4V
A copy is forwarded to all the Senior Dental Surgeon/Senior Most Ddntal al
the District HQ for necessary action.
EN\
Health Services,
Haryana.
 Oral Health Pakhwara Report ( t Sept- 15 Sept 2017)

Name of Health Facility......... .......Name of Dental Surgeon......

.Total
Camps
Number of camps organised
Number of patients examined in camps
Number of persons educated in camps
Schools
Number of Schools visited
Number of Children examined in schools
Number of teachers educated
Number of school children educated ry
Number of competitions (speech/ writing/ painting etc) organized
Number of children/persons participated in competitions
Anganwaries
Number of Anganwaries visited
Number of children educated in Ansanwaries
Health Facilities& Mass Media
Number of monthly meetings for ANMs/AWWs/ASHAs attended
Number of ANMS/AWWs/ASHAs educated
Number of oral health talks siven in dental OPDs
Number of persons who attended oral health talk in:dental OPDs
Number of oral health talks siven in Antenatal clinics
Number of pregnant women who attended oral health talk
Number of oral health talks civen in Postnatal wards
Number of women who attended oral health talk in Post Natal wards
Mass media coverage ( 1: Newspaper,2: Radio, 3: TV)