In October 2008, we began our efforts as part of the GLOBAL CHILD DENTAL HEATH TASK FORCE (GCDHT) under the direction of Professor Raman Bedi, Kings College London. As our first initiative, we created the Scientific Technical Group for the Control of Dental Caries in children under 6 years of age in Venezuela.
The founding team consisted of the following individuals:
Tania Navarro
Alfonso Maldonado
Fátima Rojas
Luis Rivera
Olga Zambrano
Silvia Príncipe
Leila Cabello
Aurora Acosta
Gleris Pérez
Matilde Hernández
Ana Maria Acevedo
AVEFO
Facultad de Odontología UCV
Facultad de Odontología UCV
Facultad de Odontología LUZ
Facultad de Odontología LUZ
Ministerio para el Poder Popular para la Salud
Ministerio para el Poder Popular para la Educación
Ministerio para el Poder Popular para la Educación
Colegio de Odontólogos de Venezuela
CP – Venezuela
Coordinator
From right to left Matilde Hernández CP Venezuela, Silvia Principe MPPS, Ana Maria Acevedo UCV, Alfonso Maldonado UCV, Aurora Acosta MPPE, Fatima Rojas UCV
We established the following objectives to be achieved:
- Establish health promotion and preventive measures targeting the population under 6 years of age, pregnant women, mothers and those responsible for the care of children.
- Establish strategic alliances with governmental and private entities.
- Develop research and teaching on dental caries control in children under 6 years of age.
- Provide comprehensive care to children less than 6 years of age.
The following strategies were developed to achieve these objectives:
- To promote and receive the commitment of public and private institutions in the implementation and execution of the project.
- To develop instruments that allow behavioral changes in the health care of pregnant women, mothers and caregivers of children under 6 years of age.
- To apply treatment through different procedures and techniques for the control of dental caries