By Leilanie G. Adriano
Staff reporter
BATAC CITY—Some Ilocanos
living in far flung areas with limited access to oral health may now avail of
free dental services courtesy of the Provincial Health Office (PHO).
The mobile health dental bus
cum clinic—started serving patients on August 4, 2016 at Brgy. Tabug in this
city.
The air-conditioned mobile
dental health bus is equipped with dental chairs and tools, lighting, and other
dental facilities. The Dept. of Health donated the dental health bus.
On its maiden service, two
dentists, PHO’s Dr. Eva Candelaria and Batac Rural Health Office’s Dr. Estrella
Siroet worked in tandem to serve at least 12 patients here.
According to Ms. Candelaria,
the dental van is moving along with the Capitol Express team of the provincial
government, where they provide dental check-up and services to those who could
not afford a private dentist.
Implemented under the Health
Facility Enhancement Program (HFEP), the DOH aims to address the prevalence of
dental diseases in the country by providing mobile dental clinics with
equipment to provinces and other local government units (LGUs) to ensure the
accessibility of quality dental health services to all Filipino citizens,
especially those who are underprivileged.
DOH studies show that the
prevalence of dental diseases nationwide continues to be high, starting from
childhood but the ratio of dentists to patients remains relatively low with a
ratio of 1:48,000-50,000.
Under a deed of donation
between the province and DOH, the province will ensure that the mobile dental
clinic is utilized in accordance with its purpose.
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