Improving Dental and Oral Health Awareness, Dentistry Students Organize Community Service in Kedonganan Badung Traditional Village

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• Selasa, 10 September 2024
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The Dentistry Student Association has carried out Dental Health Promotion and Prevention (DENTIN) 2024 with the theme "Increasing Dental and Oral Health Awareness in the Community to Achieve Healthy Smiles and Happy Life" which took place at the Wantilan Desa Adat Kedonganan Badung on Sunday, September 8, 2024. This activity was chaired by Ni Kadek Riyoni Kumala Narungan, a student of PSSKGPDG FK Udayana class of 2022.

DENTIN 2024 is one of the work programs of field III PENGMAS (Community Service) of HMKG FK Udayana University which was attended by Bendesa Adat Kedonganan Village I Wayan Sutarja, Kedonganan Village Village Development Section Head Wayan Sugita, Deputy Bendesa of Kedonganan Customary Village Nyoman Sudata, Vice Dean for Student Affairs and Information of FK Udayana University Prof. dr. I Made Ady Wirawan, MPH., Ph.D., Director of Unud Dental and Oral Hospital drg. Putu Ratna Kusumadewi Giri, Sp.KG., HMKG Advisor drg. Desak Nyoman Ari Susanti, M.Kes., PSSKGPDG Lecturer drg. Sari Kusumadewi, M.Biomed and drg. Nyoman Ayu Anggayanti, Sp.BM., Co-Ass PSSKGPDG class of 2018, Chairman of BEM FK Udayana represented by Octavia Windra and Chairman of HMKG Luh Devany Natania Wikarsa.

The activity began with the delivery of the event schedule by the MC, prayer, singing the Indonesia Raya song and FK Unud Hymn, the report of the chairman of the DENTIN committee, remarks from the invitees as well as the official opening of the event, socialization of oral health, health services in the form of free dental examinations, and distribution of gifts. Furthermore, the event continued with the symbolic handover of donations and plaques to the village, and closing.

DENTIN 2024 successfully organized free dental check-ups for a total of 58 people around Kedonganan Traditional Village. Hopefully this activity can benefit the community and increase public awareness of the importance of oral health.

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