The Department of Periodontology, Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals celebrated Oral Hygiene Day on 1st August, 2019 to commemorate the birth anniversary of Dr. G. B. Shankwalker, the doyen of Indian Periodontics by organizing dental camps at peripheral sites. We stressed the importance of oral health in the community by distributing oral hygiene awareness pamphlets and oral hygiene aid kits to the public. We motivated the patients on oral hygiene by displaying video demonstration on oral hygiene maintenance. As a part of Oral hygiene day, Oral B sponsored program on ‘Modern Day Oral Hygiene Aids” conducted in association with Indian Dental Association that week. Over 600 patients benefited from these series of activities conducted.
