About National Oral Health Programme
This programme was launched to prevent, control and manage effectively, the burden of oral diseases in India. This comprehensive programme aims to make oral health services accessible, affordable and sustainable with onus on oral health promotion and disease prevention for good general health and well being.

Centre for Dental Education and Research-AIIMS
In addition to providing state of the art dental services, the Centre for Dental Education and Research, AIIMS also serves as the nodal agency and has been designated as the National Centre of Excellence for the implementation of the National Oral Health Programme.

How the centre does it?
• The centre monitors the activities of the NOHP and convenes innumerable training activities, workshops and orientation programmes for dentists, auxiliary personnel, school teachers and health workers of other National health programmes in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to achieve the mandate of the NOHP.
• Development of Information, Education and Communication materials for the promotion of oral health and training of the oral health man power and various health personnel are also done at the centre.
• Development of various training manuals for Oral health manpower and allied health personnel is done by the experts at the centre.
• Besides, the centre also conducts research activities that contribute to achieving the mandate of the programme. These include development of cost effective diagnostic and treatment methods, surveys that give an oral health profile of the various districts and States in India.
• Experimental research activities testing tools that can help in a faster assessment of the dental condition of individuals and population groups are also done at the centre.

World Oral Health Day
Oral diseases are a major health concern for many countries and negatively impact people throughout their lives. Oral diseases lead to pain and discomfort, social isolation, loss of self-confidence, and are often linked to health-related issues.
World Oral Health Day celebrated on 20th March every year empowers people with the knowledge, tools and confidence to secure good oral health. The world oral health day is celebrated to educate people on the importance of adopting a good oral hygiene routine and mitigating risk factors such as unhealthy eating and smoking, among other contributors to poor oral health.
To inspire change by focusing on the importance of oral health for overall health for the next three years the theme sends out a simple but powerful message “Be Proud Of Your Mouth”. The adoption of this theme is hoped to motivate people to value and take care of their mouths and understand that by doing so, they can also help protect their general health and well-being.

On the occasion of World Oral Health Day- 20th March, National Oral Health Program, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) in collaboration with the Centre for Dental Education and Research AIIMS, New Delhi is organizing and hosting an online ‘Meme Competition’.

The theme of the competition - “Be Proud of Your Mouth”

The participants can upload their memes based on the following sub-themes:
• Oral Health and General Health
• Oral Hygiene Products
• Oral Health Education
• Oral Diseases
• Prevention of oral diseases

a. The meme should be in Hindi or English language based on the designated sub themes and then uploaded.
b. Participants should upload the meme in JPEG / PNG / SVG format only
c. Participants should not imprint or watermark meme design.
d. The optimal size of the meme should be 1080 pixels wide by 566 pixels to 1350 pixels high.
e. The meme should be usable on the website/social media such as Twitter/Facebook and on printed material such as b/w press releases, stationery and signage.
f. The selected top entries will be awarded Cash Prizes and will be featured on the website and mobile application on oral health by MoHFW - eDantSeva

First Prize: Rs 3000/-
Second Prize: Rs 2000/-
Third Prize: Rs 1000/-

The Last Date for Submission of entries is 20th April 2022.

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