A Visit to El Safa Elderly Home Care

12 Mar 2023

The Community Service and Environmental Affairs Committee, Faculty of Oral and Dental Medicine, organized a field trip to El Safa Elderly Home Care on Saturday 4^th of March 2023. A group of 4^th year students and staff members from the Faculty joined the trip.

During the visit, the students presented a live demonstration using toothbrushes and simulating dental casts to show the residents the proper technique for tooth brushing. The students examined all the residents, employees, and the caregivers, both males and females. Each one was individually given a diagnostic card with the oral/ dental problem found to facilitate their treatment later at the MIU Dental Clinics Complex. Free transportation from and back to the elderly home care was offered.

Students chatted with the elders and took photos with them the whole visit, allowing them to ask all the questions regarding oral and dental health. Sixty-five toothbrushes and toothpastes were distributed to the residents and caregivers.  

Questionnaires were distributed to employees and caregivers to determine their dental health needs and measure their satisfaction with the visit. Another questionnaire was distributed to the students and staff members participating to evaluate the visit and its outcome.