“Starting early and starting right will ensure that your smile stays healthy and bright”
Chitkara International School conducted a workshop for students in a tie up with Chaitanya Hospital which is a leading hospital of Chandigarh providing comprehensive, high quality and ethical medical care to citizens of the city beautiful especially in the field of woman and child health. A school health program was conducted in which the students were given knowledge about the dental care tips, eye care tips and healthy dietary habits.
The Dental Care tips were given by Dr. Jagat Bhushan in which he spoke about the right ways of brushing teeth. He also spoke that we should brush at least twice a day- in the morning after eating breakfast and just before bedtime. We should spend two minutes brushing- concentrating on the chewing surfaces and back teeth, where cavities often develop first. The doctor focused on how to get a sunshine smile which is only possible with the proper methods of brushing.
The Eye Care tips were given by Dr. Sujata Grover (Grover eye hospital, sec 35 chd) who believes that “Our eyes are the windows to the world. They account for almost 90% information that we gather about the world around us.” The doctor also focused that even if the child has no obvious eye problem he/she should be checked for any eye problem for the first time between 6 months to 1 year age and then at ages 3, 5 (pre-school), 10 year , 15 years and once in 5 years. He also said that a balanced and healthy diet is as important for the eyes as it is for the rest of the body.
The students were also given knowledge about the healthy dietary habits by Dr. Neelu Malhotra, Dietician, Chaitanya hospital where she focused that chewing food is very important as digestion begins from the mouth. She also focused on avoiding biscuits; chips etc. as they are high in fat and take longer time to digest. The doctor also guided them on having colorful sandwiches or chapattis which can be served in various meals eg. Pudina chutney or ground palak for giving green color, tomatoes can be pureed and added in pasta. This adds to increase in fibre. She also stressed on avoiding soft drinks as it has phosphoric acid which effects calcium in the body and leads to weaken the bones. The doctor also suggested on having honey instead of sugar. After the work shop Chitkara International School conducted a health checkup camp for three days from 10th May – 12thMay in the school for the students of grade 1 to 6 where the students had a Pediatric checkup by Dr. Abha Midha Puri, Eye checkup by Dr.Sujata Grover, Dental checkup by Dr. Jagat Bhushan and a speech therapist Dr. Ritu Chaudhary conducted a speech clarity checkup.
