Health minister Dr Balbir Singh announces dental services at Aam Aadmi Clinics across Punjab
Mohit Khanna
Patiala, August 12
Health Minister Dr Balbir Singh said that soon oral health services will also be offered at Aam Aadmi Clinics (AACs) across the state.
Singh said this while flagging off a modern mobile dental clinic van, prepared at a cost of Rs 67 lakh, from Government Dental College here.
“There is a huge lack of awareness among people about dental diseases, especially among the marginal section of society. It is also leading to situations like oral cancer. Dental doctors will play an important role in preventing the increasing disease of oral cancer. We are planning to offer such facilities at our AACs so that the marginal section of the society could benefit from it,” said Dr Balbir.
There are a total of 842 Aam Aadmi Clinics across the state, providing at least 80 diagnostic tests free of cost.
Sharing details about the mobile dental clinic van, Dr Balbir Singh said that this state-of-the-art van has two fixed dental chairs and one mobile dental chair for the complete examination of the patient’s teeth.
Besides, the bus is equipped with air-conditioner, autoclave, generator, power backup, etc, which will help in emergency dental treatment. Through this van, awareness about dental diseases will also be spread, particularly in rural areas. Besides, dentists will organise dental camps, and the van will be beneficial for the training and further studies of dental college students.
Dr Balbir Singh said that dental students’ study will examine the teeth of people in villages, cities, colonies, school students, and common people. This will benefit research and offer affordable oral healthcare to the marginal section of society.
On this occasion, director Research and Medical Education Dr Avnish Kumar, joint director Dr Puneet Girhadar and Dr Akash, Colonel JV Singh, college principal Dr JS Mann, Dr Harmesh Sharma, Dr Gagandeep Kaur, and medical students were present.
The minister added that the process has been completed and 39 vacant posts of dental doctors will be filled soon.
