Visit to Zohour El Rabie Orphanage

14 Sep 2022

The Faculty of Oral and Dental Medicine Community Service and Environmental Affairs Committee organized a trip to Zohour El Rabie Orphanage on Thursday September 1st, 2022. Community service members, together with 32 interns, visited the orphanage to raise dental health awareness of caregivers, employees, children, and youths.

The children and youths were asked to present their regular brushing techniques in front of the interns. Afterwards, the interns presented a live demonstration on dental casts, simulating the proper technique for toothbrushing and means of correcting faulty ones. The interns played with the children and took photos with them until the end of the visit.

The Committee offered children, youths, employees, and caregivers free transportation from and to the orphanage, inviting them to visit MIU Dental Clinic Complex to receive the required dental care, free of charge. Questionnaires were distributed among them to determine their dental health needs.

One hundred toothpastes and hundred toothbrushes were given as gifts to the children and youths. Alcohol bottles, masks, a washing machine, and food supplies were also given to the orphanage.