#OmanPride: Sri Lankan School Muscat children get oral hygiene lessons at free dental check-up camp

Muscat: More than 3,000 students from the Sri Lankan School, Muscat will receive free dental check-ups at a dental awareness camp organised by the Al Essa Dental Clinic.
Being held on Monday and Tuesday, dentists at the camp will also educate children about the importance of dental hygiene at a young age.
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Neel Subasinghe, the principal of the Sri Lankan School, Muscat, told the Times of Oman that it is compulsory for all children in the school to visit the dentist during the two-day camp so that they know the importance of maintaining their teeth properly.
“This is the first time in the history of the school that we have created such a camp, and a lot of parents, who send their children (to school), are not very educated about these issues,” he said.
“If we give them the opportunity, we can identify if there are problems and we can educate the parents, as well as the children.”
“All the children who have come here for a check-up with the dentists are also eligible for a 20 per cent discount on their next visit to Al Essa,” he added.
“This is a win-win for both the students and the clinic, because it’s not everywhere that 3,000 children will be able to gain such access to dentists. We want to thank Al Essa for coming here and organising this camp.”
Dr. Priya Rajeev, a dental specialist at the clinic, hopes this camp will motivate children and their parents to come forward and treat any existing dental problems they might have.
“Because of the change in lifestyle and the habit of fast food, the oral health of children has deteriorated over a period of time,” she explained.
“When we examined the children at this camp, we saw a lot of cavities, which I think the parents would not have noticed.
“It is deteriorating, but I’ve seen from past experiences that parents are taking care of their children and they do bring them to dental clinics. Some of them are not aware of these problems so to give them all the same opportunity to learn how to take care of their teeth, we are organising this camp,” she stated.
For more information about dental clinics being organised by the Al Essa Dental Clinic, please call 2479 7406 or email [email protected]