Posting an update on our outreach programs as promised:
This post is coming in late because I was extremely busy organizing and carrying out these dental outreach programs for the month of May. Now that we have completed these programs, I finally had the time to compile all the pictures and data to share with you.
Regarding the financial help provided by the Steemit team, the whole team is immensely thankful to you. With the logistics covered, we were able to buy 35 mouthwashes, 40 toothpastes, and 30 boxes of prophylactic medicines, which were distributed among the 60 students we checked. I took pictures to share them here as well, haha.
The dental outreach programs have been a success so far. During the focused group sessions (I'll post an update soon), parents seemed genuinely curious about improving their child's dental hygiene and asked questions on their own. This is a sign of victory for us as there is almost no widespread awareness regarding oral hygiene in our country. A few of them were recommended orthodontic intervention (braces, aligners, palate expanders, etc.) and it’s surprising as well as exciting to know that two of them are still in touch with me regarding their child's orthodontic treatment
Of course, orthodontic treatment costs a lot in private clinics. As a private practitioner myself, it seemed unfair to recommend private treatment since the basic cost of orthodontic treatments starts at $250-$300. Therefore, I recommended a public hospital where I personally work, where it would cost around $150. Still extremely expensive, but life is tough, and we are trying our best to ease it out for them.
Anyway, this comment is getting longer than expected. It seemed like a duty to post an update after your generosity, and here's a big THANK YOU from the entire team.
This was very unexpected for me. I'm lost for words honestly, you've made things a bit easier for us. I'll post about our next outreach program here on my profile. Thank you.
Hey there @steemcurator01 👋
Posting an update on our outreach programs as promised:
This post is coming in late because I was extremely busy organizing and carrying out these dental outreach programs for the month of May. Now that we have completed these programs, I finally had the time to compile all the pictures and data to share with you.
Regarding the financial help provided by the Steemit team, the whole team is immensely thankful to you. With the logistics covered, we were able to buy 35 mouthwashes, 40 toothpastes, and 30 boxes of prophylactic medicines, which were distributed among the 60 students we checked. I took pictures to share them here as well, haha.
The dental outreach programs have been a success so far. During the focused group sessions (I'll post an update soon), parents seemed genuinely curious about improving their child's dental hygiene and asked questions on their own. This is a sign of victory for us as there is almost no widespread awareness regarding oral hygiene in our country. A few of them were recommended orthodontic intervention (braces, aligners, palate expanders, etc.) and it’s surprising as well as exciting to know that two of them are still in touch with me regarding their child's orthodontic treatment
Of course, orthodontic treatment costs a lot in private clinics. As a private practitioner myself, it seemed unfair to recommend private treatment since the basic cost of orthodontic treatments starts at $250-$300. Therefore, I recommended a public hospital where I personally work, where it would cost around $150. Still extremely expensive, but life is tough, and we are trying our best to ease it out for them.
Anyway, this comment is getting longer than expected. It seemed like a duty to post an update after your generosity, and here's a big THANK YOU from the entire team.
Link to the update
This was very unexpected for me. I'm lost for words honestly, you've made things a bit easier for us. I'll post about our next outreach program here on my profile. Thank you.