Colgate holds community outreach

By Okwy Iroegbu-Chikezie

The Colgate brand has started implementing various life-impacting exercise, such as dental health community outreach programme in rural communities.

The firm did it in conjunction with University of Ibadan Association of Dental Students (UDAS), which supported specialists from Colgate to screen for  tooth scaling, polished and gave  treatment for oral hygiene. Many people, especially the elderly, enjoyed the opportunity provided by the firm.

According to the World Dental Federation Oral Health observatory, “Oral diseases affect half of the world’s population (3.58 billion people), making them the most common non-communicable diseases (NCDs) globally.

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‘’Dental caries (tooth decay) in the permanent teeth is the most prevalent oral disease, Colgate holds community outreach By Okwy Iroegbu-Chikezie with an estimated 2.4 billion people affected,” it said.

Its Chief executive Officer Mr. Girish Sharma, said the project was aimed at creating awareness about dental health, which a lot of Nigerians are suffering from and to deliver preventive and curative oral health care solutions across the country.

‘’And it is in our aim to ensure that people not only live longer, but healthier ones, free of oral diseases.