Oral Health Across Nations
Bangalore, India
Site Coordinator: Archana Nadig
Contact Information: Archana_Nadig@hsdm.harvard.edu
Contact Information: Archana_Nadig@hsdm.harvard.edu
The Bala Mano Vikasa Kendra School, located in Bangalore, India is a free school for mentally challenged children between the ages of 4 and 20. Dedicated teachers and therapists help these children to learn self-care skills and help them to become well-adjusted members of society by giving each child special attention based on their individual needs. As a volunteer at this school, I had the wonderful opportunity to work with these children and teach them about proper dental care. While doing so, I discovered that the majority of these children had never been exposed to a dentist and had very little knowledge about oral hygiene. In fact, many of them did not even own a toothbrush – an item that many people take for granted. Oral Health Across Nations is a unique program that will not only donate oral hygiene products to these children, but will also help to spread oral health awareness, making a difference person by person.
OHAN has continued support to this school with yearly donations, and Archana personally delivered many supplies while visiting the school in 2011.
OHAN has continued support to this school with yearly donations, and Archana personally delivered many supplies while visiting the school in 2011.
