Oral health is an important cornerstone of children's physical and mental health. A good tooth is the bottom of a child's self-confident smile and happy growth. In order to ensure the preservation of the oral health of adolescents in the bailiwick, to effectively reduce the incidence of tooth decay among children, to disseminate scientific oral health information, and to build a healthy school perimeter, the recent official launch of a school-based public service event “closure of the gap” in 2026 at the medical hospital of takata county. A specialist dental care team reaches out to a number of primary schools in the county to provide specialized medical and heart care services to protect the children's dental health。
The event covered four district-focused primary schools at the emancipation street primary school, west street primary school, national day primary school, and the dong jin tung temple red army elementary school. It provided free oral screening, dental screening, gutter closure treatment and universal oral health education to school-age students. We have sent high-quality, accessible dental care directly to schools so that children can benefit from professional dental care before they reach school。
At the site of the event, there was a clear and orderly division of labour among medical personnel. With the active cooperation of school teachers, medical personnel examine the oral condition of students on a case-by-case basis, screen for dental problems, dental development and dental placards, and document the results of the screening, with precision targeting students who meet the closed conditions of a ditch. At the same time, health-care personnel teach teachers and students about the dangers of tooth decay and daily dental care in a language that is easy to understand, and hand-to-hand to guide students in the correct brushing of their teeth, the use of dental wires and the correction of poor oral hygiene and eating habits. For students of appropriate age, medical personnel adhere strictly to medical norms, perform gutter closure operations in an ingenious and efficient manner, and use medical resin to build a strong protective barrier for children's permanent teeth. The team also conducted educational presentations on the special characteristics of the child's mouth, focusing on health practices such as early and early regulation of brushing of teeth, after-dinning, reduction of sweet intakes, periodic oral examinations, guidance for children to develop the concept of “love, protective, dental” and voluntary dental care。
Adolescents are the future of a healthy china, and the oral health of children is an important component of the health of the entire population. This “closed gap” school-based public service is an important initiative of the high-dai medical hospital in carrying out its public-interest mission, focusing on the health needs of the population and promoting integrated interventions for children with oral diseases. As a next step, the hospital will continue to promote the school oral services, regularize oral health in schools, conduct community-based science and medicine, spread information on oral health and optimize the system of oral health services for children. We will protect the oral health of children and adolescents in all aspects of the bailiwick with professional medical skills and caring public goods so that every child can smile with confidence and health
