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Indian Orthodontic Society (IOS) has planned a nation-wide survey SMILING BHARAT

National Orthodontic Diagnostic Drive

Team IOS 2023-24 under the dynamic leadership of President Dr Jayesh Rahalkar, Hon Secretary Dr Sanjay Labh, Immediate Past President Dr Balvinder Singh Thakkar and President-elect. Dr Puneet Batra, all the Principal Office bearers and elected Executive Members have come up with the initiative of a Pan-India survey. This programme is an official initiative of IOS with the participation of all IOS life members, Student Life members, Orthodontic Departments of all the Dental colleges, Orthodontic Study Groups and various dental/ medical institutions and establishments. This outreach activity aims to reach out to maximum households through school children and young adults for diagnosis of malocclusion & associated health issues and to create awareness about Orthodontics as the specialization of Dentistry, and associated benefits. With its theme “SMILING BHARAT”, the aim of this outreach activity is to reach out every household through school children and young adults for their knowledge and awareness about malocclusion and its associated complications on not just esthetics and mastication but also general/ systemic health. The programme will include several phases starting with National Drive for Orthodontic Evaluation of School Children & Young adults from 1st – 15th July 2024.

“Smiling Bharat” Phase 1

National Orthodontic Diagnostic Drive for School Children and Young Adults

The first part of this “SMILING BHARAT” programme will be a Pan-India national Survey for Orthodontic examination of School Children and young adults up till the age of 24 years on 1st July-15th July 2024.

The survey will be conducted by orthodontic departments of various dental colleges, the orthodontic study groups and individual private practitioners across India

Need for the Programme

01 Deleterious effects of Malocclusion The society unanimously recognizes the significance of early screening of malocclusion due to its correlation with the onset of periodontitis, dental caries, TMJ disorders, and trauma. More than half of the population is unaware of the scope of orthodontic treatment in correcting these problems, and thus, they do not seek any assistance from specialized orthodontists Malocclusion adversely affect oral functions​ Mouth Breathing Speech Impairment Masticatory Problems Swallowing Problems Trauma 02 An insight into struggles of Indian oral healthcare systems In India, malocclusion prevalence among school children ranges from 12.5% to 33.3%. Despite being the second most common dental disorder in India, more than half of the population is unaware of the benefits of orthodontic treatment, leading them to not seek assistance In India, the prevalence of malocclusion among school-going children has been reported in the range of 12.5% to 33.3%. The recognition of malocclusion as an important problem in the public dental health services for children implies a need for rational planning of preventive and therapeutic orthodontic measures. It is necessary to carry out epidemiologic studies of malocclusion in groups of boys and girls from different geographic areas. Analysis of the prevalence rates of malocclusion in such groups may also contribute to an understanding of the causes of malocclusion.

01 Deleterious effects of Malocclusion The society unanimously recognizes the significance of early screening of malocclusion due to its correlation with the onset of periodontitis, dental caries, TMJ disorders, and trauma. More than half of the population is unaware of the scope of orthodontic treatment in correcting these problems, and thus, they do not seek any assistance from specialized orthodontists Malocclusion adversely affect oral functions​ Mouth
Breathing Speech
Impairment Masticatory
Problems Swallowing
Problems Trauma 02 An insight into struggles of Indian oral healthcare systems In India, malocclusion prevalence among school children ranges from 12.5% to 33.3%. Despite being the second most common dental disorder in India, more than half of the population is unaware of the benefits of orthodontic treatment, leading them to not seek assistance In India, the prevalence of malocclusion among school-going children has been reported in the range of 12.5% to 33.3%. The recognition of malocclusion as an important problem in the public dental health services for children implies a need for rational planning of preventive and therapeutic orthodontic measures. It is necessary to carry out epidemiologic studies of malocclusion in groups of boys and girls from different geographic areas. Analysis of the prevalence rates of malocclusion in such groups may also contribute to an understanding of the causes of malocclusion.

Vision

With its theme “SMILING BHARAT”, the vision of this outreach activity is

  1. To reach out maximum households through school children and young adults for diagnosis of malocclusion & associated health issues.

  2. To know their knowledge, awareness and perception about oral health particularly orthodontic health and its consequences.

  3. To create awareness about Orthodontics as specialization of Dentistry, and associated benefits.

Introducing

Benefits from the programme

  • There is a need to collate data which is not available in the country in order to estimate the incidence and prevalence of malocclusion in India.

  • The data would help in initiation of formulating guidelines and national health policies for awareness of Orthodontics in general public and inclusion of orthodontists in mainstream health care system for children

Determination of Size of the Problem

Problem Analysis

Planning of Future Actions

Working Committee - Smiling Bharat

Dr. Jayesh S Rahalkar
President
Dr. Sanjay Labh
Hon Secretary
Dr. Puneet Batra
President – Elect

Members

Dr. Balvinder Singh Thakkar
Dr. Anand Awadhesh Tripathi
Dr. Harneet Kaur
Dr. Sukhdeep Singh Kahlon
Dr. Goutham Reddy
Dr. Neal Bharat Kedia
Dr. Jitendra Bhagchandani
Dr. Sonahita Agarwal
Dr. Arjun Nayak
Dr. Partha Pratim Choudhury
Dr. Mayank Gupta
Dr. Sheetal Patani
Dr. Ashith M V
Dr. Edeinton Arumugam
Helping Dr. Puneet Batra
Dr. Munish Reddy C
Finances
Dr. Amit Bharadwaj
Madhya Pradesh
Dr. Sarvraj Kohli
West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura
Dr. Santosh Ramegowda
Andhra Pradesh

Dr. Ajay Kubavat

Gujarat

Dr. Akhil Agarwal

Chhattisgarh

Dr. Amir Shaikh

Karnataka

Dr. Anand Tripathi

Study Group Conveners

Dr. Arjun Nayak US

Telangana

Dr. C Vijay Adhith

Tamil Nadu

Dr. Gaurav Gupta

Maharashtra

Dr. Goutham Reddy

Kerala

Dr. Harneet Kaur

Digital Appl support

Dr. Harupinder Singh Jaj

Himachal Pradesh, Punjab

Dr. Jas Kirat Singh

Haryana

Dr. Jitendra Bhagchandani

Jharkhand

Dr. Manjunath Hedge

Heads of Departments

Dr. Mayank Gupta

Goa, Rajasthan

Dr. Neal Bharat Kedia

Bihar

Dr. P Harikrishnan

Andhra Pradesh

Dr. Partha Pratim Choudhury

West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura

Dr. Pratik Chandra

Uttar Pradesh

Dr. Sanjeev Verma

All Central Govt institutions

Dr. Shantanu Khattri

Odisha

Dr. Shishir Singh

Delhi and NCR region

Dr. Sonahita Agarwal

Technical Support, Certificates, Official Letters

Dr. Sukhdeep Singh Kahlon

Technical Support, Certificates, Official Letters

Dr. Vijayata Yadav

Technical Support, Certificates, Official Letters

Dr. Vipul Kumar Sharma

Jammu and Kashmir, Uttarakhand

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