JRDT ( Joseph Rural Development Trust } is a small charity working in Tamil Nadu, Southern India.

Tuesday, June 27, 2006

HUGE DENTAL CAMP AT KOOVATHUR HIGH SCHOOL

Over 1650 pupils attended the dental camp arranged by JRDT on the 16th June 2006. Many thanks to Dr. Chandra Gupta and his team and a respectful thank you to the Headmaster of Koovathur High School, also to all the staff and children for their co-operation.

Useful instructions were given on proper dental care and maintenance as well as oral hygiene and proper diet. There was dental screening and free brushes and paste were given.

The event was held in the open air in the school playground. A public address system was set up and the children were divided into two groups to attend the sessions.

Everyone enjoyed the day which was very useful and which we hope will be a step towards reducing the large amount of dental problems, usually unattended, which are prevalent in the area. We will now follow up with treatment, where appropriate, with the cooperation of the Mobile Clinic from Ragaas Dental Collage.

Congratulations and thanks to Raj for so competently managing the smooth running of such a large event. Thanks again to Dr. Gupta for his useful and dedicated work. Thank you to Banyan Branch for contributions towards incidental expenses.

Follow up work, treatment, is now needed. We have a good relationship with Ragaas Dental Collage who offer their time and Mobile Clinic freely. We do, however, need to pay for medicines, anesthetics, transport costs, and lunch for the team of dentists. If you would like to sponsor such a camp ( £30 - £50 ) do please contact us. It is money very well spent. Thank you for reading this.





Director Gives Blood

Sometimes it feels like you're giving all you've got... and there's always more needed... always more to do. Raj recently gave some blood for one of our patients. I guess you can't get a better analogy. There is only so much any of us can give!

But when faced with a multitude of need one can either give up and turn away, or one can look for a way forward. The way forward can't only be by giving, it has to be also by developing systems of self help. This is why we also put some of our energy and resources into Education as well as health care.

In the long term we need to encourage the economic development of the people we work with so that they can become independent of the 'hand out' culture, which at present many of them see as their only way forward.