NDA is the umbrella association of all Dentists/ Dental surgeons practicing in the public and private sectors of the Nigerian economy. NDA is a non-governmental and non-profit oriented organization dedicated to the representation and advancement of the profession both at the national & international level and to the achievement of optimal oral health and general health in Nigeria.
This program is a community oral health program initiated by FDI in partnership with NDA and Unilever.
It entails taking oral health care services to various communities across the country where oral health services are provided to people of all ages who have limited financial and healthcare personnel access to dental services.
According to a released signed by the President and the Secretary General of Nigerian Dental Association (NDA) Dr Kolawole Obagbemiro and Dr Tope Adeyemi respectively, stated that: to facilitate the medical outreach, public health education and enlightenment campaigns are in place. This entails flyer distribution, free pepsodent toothpaste distribution to all participants, free dental consultation, scaling and polishing, tooth/teeth extractions, simple glass ionomer cement filings, antibiotics and analgesics and referral of complex cases to government hospitals. The partnership programme is expected to reach about a hundred thousand Nigerians.
Some of the services that will be presented in this program which aims to reach about a hundred thousand Nigerians include:
- Oral health education and flyer distribution.
- Free pepsodent toothpaste distribution to all participants.
- Free dental consultation
- Scaling and polishing, tooth/teeth extractions
- Simple glass ionomer cement filings.
- Antibiotics and analgesics and
- referral of complex cases to government hospitals.