Dental awareness camp inaugurated at District Jail Bhaderwah

BHADERWAH, Feb 13: Pr District and Sessions Judge and Chairman District Legal Services Authority Bhaderwah Sunit Gupta today inaugurated a dental awareness cum hygiene camp for the inmates of District Jail Bhaderwah. The camp was organised by Indira Gandhi Government Dental College in collaboration with J&K Legal Services Authority and Prison Department, J&K. Secretary DLSA ( Sub Judge ) Ramesh Lal , Dr Azhar Malik from Govt Dental College Jammu , Superintendent District Jail Mushtaq Ahmed Malla , Dy LDC Advocate Pooja Kotwal and Panel Lawyer DLSA Advocate Mohd Majid Malik along with all PlVs of DLSA and team of 22 dental surgeons from Indira Gandhi Dental College Jammu were also present on the occasion . While addressing after inaugurating the camp, Pr District and Sessions Judge Sunit Gupta said that dental hygiene is equally important for every person but due to lack of awareness the people normally ignore these issues. He said this awareness cum hygiene camp has been specially designed to address the dental problems being faced by the jail inmates. He said that a number of jail inmates had raised the demand for referring them to dental hospitals for dental checkup. So, the J&K Legal Services Authority after holding a detailed meeting with Principal Indira Gandhi, Government Dental College and Director General, Prisons formulated a calendar for organising dental awareness cum hygiene camps in all the jails of Jammu and Kashmir and said inmates of District Jail Bhaderwah will get benefit from camp where free medicines and surgery will be conducted . On the occasion, various dental surgeons and Panel Lawyer District legal Services Authority Advocate Mohd Majid Malik also addressed the gathering and educated them about various precautions required for maintaining dental health and also threw light on rights of prisoners

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