ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Tuesday, January 28th 2014 [ME NewsWire]
The Abu Dhabi Police General Headquarters announced that the Mobile Dental Care Unit’s medical staff has screened and provided treatment to 351 individuals, citizens and residents of Abu Dhabi, during the last quarter of 2013. The unit will continue its rounds to allow more people to avail of its dental care services across Abu Dhabi throughout the year.
It is worth mentioning that the Mobile Dental Care Unit launched its dental care services in October 2013. The initiative was implemented in pursuance of Lt. General HH Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior’s vision, to strengthen the police institution’s role in community action.
According to Abu Dhabi Police, the Mobile Dental Unit operates in two shifts, morning and evening. The dental staff handles screening services and treatment for patients; while the administrative staff streamlines and manages the service provision procedures, and assesses patients’ experience with a view to improve performance indicators.
The unit’s dental staff has already screened and provided treatment for 351 individuals since it launched its operations in October 2013, in different parts of Abu Dhabi. As many as 83 cases were treated at Zayed Higher Organization for Humanitarian Care; 102 cases at Al Bateen Council; 96 cases at Emirates National School; and 70 cases at the Family Development Foundation’s both branches in Al Sila and Al Hayer. The campaign was widely acclaimed by the public, which contributed to its success in providing the best screening services.
The Mobile Dental Care Unit is a unique and distinguished initiative to improve access to dental care and save time and effort for all society segments from their preferred locations. This reflects the Abu Dhabi Police’s commitment to provide high-end services to citizens and residents, particularly medical services and therapy.
The Mobile Dental Care Unit has traveled to different areas across Abu Dhabi to provide dental check-ups for individuals. This step falls in line with the Abu Dhabi Police’s strategy to improve its services for the benefit of community members and to provide them with high-end medical services. It also supports the Abu Dhabi Government’s efforts to enhance the standards and quality of services it provides to citizens and residents of the UAE from their preferred locations. Such services include oral health tips and dental check-ups, as well as awareness campaigns on the benefits of good oral health.
As part of its tours, the Mobile Dental care Unit visited the Family Development Foundation’s branches in Al Hayer branch in the Eastern Region and Al Sila in the Western Region, in addition to the Al Bateen Council in Abu Dhabi. It also carried out dental check-ups and treatment for students at the Ministry of Interior’s Centers for Training and Employment of People with Disabilities in Al Ain and the Al Ain Center for care and Rehabilitation of the Zayed Higher Organization for Humanitarian Care and Special Needs (ZHO).
Students and faculty of the Emirates National School also benefited from the dental unit’s services, which included screening and treatment services. Some cases were referred to hospitals.
The Mobile Dental Care Unit is fitted with state-of-the-art equipment for screening and treatment. It seeks to provide access to dental care to all community members, at schools, centers for care and rehabilitation for people with special needs, elderly nursing homes, family development centers, and shopping centers. Additionally, the unit is intended to carry out mass screening and treatment to raise awareness on the importance of dental hygiene, in pursuance of the ADP’s vision to provide the best services to the public.
The dental team on board the mobile clinic is qualified to offer its services to people of all ages with a variety of medical conditions, through a dental surveying program to identify dental conditions of individuals. It is also designed to provide dental care services to people with disabilities, students, or the elderly. The team allows these categories to easily access dental care wherever they are; in schools, nursing homes, care centers, or any other location.
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Contacts
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