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ORAL HEALTH FOR EVERYONE


Dental Care Africa is a non-profit organisation who envisions a continent where all people will be given the opportunity to improve their health and oral health.  We build capacity and infrastructure for sustainable, effective and efficient oral health programmes across Africa.

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ORAL HEALTH FOR EVERYONE


Dental Care Africa is a non-profit organisation who envisions a continent where all people will be given the opportunity to improve their health and oral health.  We build capacity and infrastructure for sustainable, effective and efficient oral health programmes across Africa.

VISION

A continent where all people will be given the opportunity to improve their health and oral health thereby enjoying a good quality of life.

MISSIOn

To prevent and control oral diseases and conditions by using an integrated approach to build knowledge, tools, and networks that promote healthy behaviours and effective public health practices and programs.

Role

To provide guidance and assistance to prevent and control oral diseases and conditions, and promote oral health.
To build capacity and infrastructure for sustainable, effective and efficient oral health programmes.

CORE FUNCTIONS

Preventive Strategies

Implement and maintain oral health promotion interventions to reduce the burden of oral diseases and conditions. This would include the incorporation of oral health promotion into health education and promotion.

Evaluation

Evaluate implemented programmes to ensure its success.

Research

Identify research opportunities and conduct research in oral health to monitor the burden of disease, risk factors, preventive services, etc. Ensure that relevant information that would impact on policy, practices and programmes be communicated timeously to the relevant stakeholders.

OBJECTIVES

  1. Promotion of oral health in schools.
  2. Promotion of oral health among the elderly.
  3. Building of capacity in the oral-health system with emphasis on disease prevention and primary health care especially for the disadvantaged,
  4. Oral cancer screening for prevention of oral cancer and oral pre-cancer.
  5. Strengthening and management of HIV/AIDS through screening.
  6. Promotion of a healthy diet in particular a decrease in sugar intake and an increase in fresh fruit and vegetables.
  7. Prevention of oral diseases related to tobacco use.
  8. Development of oral-health information systems to provide evidence to inform policy and practice.
  9. Promotion of oral health research.
  10. Access to clean drinking water, general hygiene and improved sanitation.
  11. Establishment of national plans for fluoride use through drinking water, fluoride toothpaste, salt or milk

GOAL

The goal of Dental Care Africa is to support the National Oral Health Strategy of the National Department of Health of South Africa in order to improve the oral health status of the population using evidence-based approaches which would address:

  • The effective use of fluoride
  • Health, diet and nutrition
  • Oral health of children, youth, elderly and people with disabilities
  • Integrated programmes
  • Addressing the social determinants of oral and general health
  • Common risk factors associated with disease
  • Oral health and quality of life
  • HIV/AIDS and oral health
  • Oral health reporting and information systems
  • Oral health research for evidence
  • TB, STIs and oral health
  • Oro-facial trauma