Public Dental Check-ups

In Clinic Dental Check-ups

The dental fraternity is an integral part of Colgate's Oral Health Month. Colgate partners with the largest recognized body of dental professionals in India, the Indian Dental Association (IDA) to offer free dental check-ups. This partnership has been in existence since the introduction of the Oral Health Month in 2004.

With more than 50,000 check-ups, Oral Health Month 2008 saw a 34% increase in the number as compared with 2007. This year, Colgate hopes to expand the spread of the Oral Health Month from 10,000 dentists and 200 towns last year.

For 2009, Dental Check-up is available in the following cities:

24 Parganas (N)
Abohar
Addanki
Adilabad
Adimaly
Adipur
Adoni
Adoor
Adur
Agra
Ahemadnagar
Ahemdabad
Ahemdnagar
Ahmedabad
Ahmednagar
Ajmer
Akiveedu
Akola
Alake
Alanallur
Alangudi
Alappuzha
Aligarh
Allagadda
Allahabad
Alleppey
Alleppy
Allhabad
Aluva
Alwar
Amalner
Ambala
Ambasamthram
Ambel
Ambilikkai
Ambravati
Ambur
Amravati E
Amravati
Amreli
Amritsar
Amroha
Anakkara
Anakulm
Anand
Anantapur
Anantnag
Anchal
Angamaly
Ankleshwar
Ankola
Arakkonam
Arambagh
Aranthangi
Aranthenji
Aroor
Arsikere
Asansol
Attingal
Attur
Aurangabad
Avanashi
Avanigadda
Avinashi
Ayoor
Azamgarh
Badvel
Bagalkot
Bagasara
Bagnan
Bagru
Bahadurgarh
Bahragih
Bahraich
Bailhongal
Bakala
Balaghat
Balari
Balasinor
Balghat
Ballabhgarh
Ballia
Bally
Balotra
Balurghat
Banaganapalle
Banga
Bangalore
Bannur
Bantwal
Barabanki
Baramulla
Baran
Barasat
Bardez
Bardoli
Bareilly
Bargarh
Bargur
Barnala
Baroda
Barshi
Baruch
Barwani
Batala
Bathinda
Beed
Begampeth
Begusarai
Belgaum
Belgum
Bellare
Bellary
Belthangady
Berhampur
Betul
Betulganj
Bhadravathi
Bhadravati
Bhagalpur
Bhalki
Bhandara
Bharatpur
Bharuch
Bhatinda
Bhatkal
Bhavani
Bhavnagar
Bhawanigarh
Bhij Khuch
Bhilai
Bhiloda
Bhimavaram
Bhind
Bhiwandi
Bhiwani
Bhojpur
Bhongir
Bhopal
Bhubaneshwar
Bhuj - Kutch
Bhuj
Bhusawal
Bicholim
Bidar
Bijapur
Bikaner
Binugual
Bodinayakanur
Borada
Budaun
Buldana
Buldhan
Buldhana
Burdwan
Burhanpur
Cadulore
Calicut
Calitut
Candolim
Cannanore
Cansaulim
Ceddapalli
Chabharli
Chadambaram
Chadoora
Chakan
Chalakudy
Chalakudyvia
Chancheepuram
Chandannagar
Chandigarh
Chandighar
Chandkheda
Chandra Nagar
Chandrapur
Changanacherry
Channarayapatna
Chapra
Charkhi Dadri
Charummood
Chathanoor
Chavakkad
Chengalpattu
Chengalpatu
Chengam
Chengannur
Chennagiri
Chennai
Cherthala
Cherthalla
Cheruthony
Cheyyar
Chhatapur
Chhatarpur
Chhindwara
Chikhali
Chikhli
Chikmagalur
Chilakaluripeta
Chiplun
Chirala
Chirawa
Chirayinkal
Chitradurga
Chittoor
Chittorgarh
Chittur
Chopada
Churu
Coach Behar
Cochin
Coimbatore
Coimbatore
Coimbatoru
Coimbature
Colva
Coonor
Coorg
Cuddalore
Cuddapah
Curchorem
Cuttack
Dabra
Dahanu
Dahod
Dakor
Dakshin Kannada
Dakshina Kannada
Daman
Damanjodi
Damoh
Dandeli
Darjeeling
Darsi
Dathanamthitta
Datia
Daund
Davaltot
Davanagere
Davanegere
Deesa
Dehradun
Deoghar
Dessa
Dewas
Dhanbad
Dhar
Dharamkot
Dharampuram
Dharapuram
Dhariwal
Dharmaj
Dharmapuri
Dharmavaram
Dharwad
Dhinanagar
Dholpur
Dhone
Dhoraji
Dhule
Dibrugarh
Dimapur
Dinanagar
Dindigul
Dindugal
Dindugal
Disa
Dobinayakanur
Doda
Dona Paula
Dondaicha
Dorghe
Dorshe
Dugri
Duliajan
Durgapare
Durgapur
Dwarka
East Godavari
East Godawari
East Godhawari
Edathua
Elappara
Eluru
Enathu
Enode
Eramalloor
Eraviperoor
Ernakulam
Erode
Erumapetty
Faitaibad
Faizabad
Faizpur
Faridabad
Faridkot
Farrukhabad
Fatehbad
Fatehgarh Sahib
Fatehgarh
Fathegarh Sahi
Fatorda
Fazilka
Ferozepur
Firozpur
Gadag
Gadhinglaj
Gajendragad
Ganapathy
Ganderbal
Gandhidham - Kutch
Gandhidham
Gandhinagar
Gandhipuram
Gaya
Ghaziabad
Ghazibad
Giridih
Goa
Gobichettipalayam
Gobindgarh
Godavari Khani
Godhra
Gohana
Gokak
Gokarn
Gokarna
Gonda
Gonikoppal
Gorage
Gorakhpur
Goraya
Gudivada
Gudiyapham
Gujrat
Gulbarga
Guna
Guntakal
Guntkal
Guntur
Gurdaspur
Gurgaon
Gurgoan
Guruvayur
Guwahati
Gwalior
Haldipur
Haldwani
Hamirpur
Hanamkonda
Hansi
Hanumangarh
Hapur
Harda
Hardwar
Haridawr
Harihar
Haripad
Hariyur
Harur
Hassan
Haveri
Hazaribagh
Himatnagar
Himmatnagar
Hindupur
Hinganghat
Hingoli
Hisar
Hissar
Holenarasipur
Honnali
Honnavar
Hooghly
Hosanagar
Hoshangabad
Hoshiarpur
Hosiarpur
Hospet
Hosur
Howrah
Hubli
Hupari
Hushiyarpur
Hyderabad
Hyndopor
Ichalkaranji
Idappadi
Idar
Idukki
Idur
Igatpuri
Indapuram
Indore
Irinjalakuda
Islampur
Itarsi
Jabalpur
Jablapur
Jagadhari
Jaggayyapet
Jagitial
Jagraon
Jagtial
Jaipru
Jaipur
Jajpur
Jalandhar
Jalgaon
Jalgoan
Jaljoa
Jalna
Jalogoan
Jalpaiguri
Jambusar
Jamkhandi
Jammu Tawi
Jammu
Jamnagar
Jamner
Jamshedpur
Jamui
Jandu Singha
Janjgir
Janjigir
Jaora
Jaunpur
Jaysingpur
Jetpur
Jhajjar
Jhansi
Jind
Jodhpur
Jogran
Jogrea
Jorhat
Junagadh
Kachiguda
Kadapa
Kadapra
Kadavanthra
Kadi
Kadiri
Kadur
Kakinada
Kakkattil
Kalady
Kalamassery
Kalamb
Kalanour
Kalawad
Kallamb
Kalol
Kaloor
Kalpakkam
Kalwakurthy
Kalyandurg
Kamblikandam
Kamgayam
Kampli
Kanalady
Kanchipuram
Kandukur
Kangayam
Kangazha
Kangra
Kanjiracode
Kanjirapally
Kankany
Kankarbagh
Kankavli
Kannur
Kanpur
Kanyakumari
Kanyakumari
Kapurthala
Karad
Karaikudi
Karathgi
Karimnagar
Karjat
Karnal
Karnataka
Karnool
Karukachal
Karukutty
Karunagapally
Karungal
Karur
Karuru
Karuvatta
Karwar
Kasaragode
Kashmir
Kathua
Katihar
Katni
Katol
Kattappana
Katwa
Kavinpedi
Kavundampalayam
Kawardha
Kayamgulam
Kayamkulam
Kendrapara
Keonjhar
Kerela
Keshod
Khadpa
Khamgaon
Khammam
Khandwa
Khanna
Kharagpur
Khargone
Khed
Khirkiya
Khokhra
Khonna
Kidanganur
Killakorai
Kishangarh
Kllegala
Kochi
Kodad
Kodapa
Kodungallur
Kohima
Kokrajhar
Kolar Gold Fields
Kolar
Kolencherry
Kolhapur
Kolkata
Kollam
Kollampalayam
Kollegal
Kondapur
Konnur
Koothattukulam
Kopal
Koppa
Koppal
Koratla
Korattur
Kota
Kothagudem
Kothamangalam
Kothrud
Kotiyan
Kotkapura
Kottakkal
Kottakuppam
Kottarakara
Kottayam
Kozhencherry
Kozhikode
Kozikadi
Krishna
Krishnagiri
Kudremukh
Kukshi
Kuliphanai
Kulithalai
Kullu
Kulthavana
Kumali
Kumbakonam
Kumbanad
Kumbhanad
Kumdakonam
Kummamkulam
Kumta
Kundapur
Kundara
Kuniyamuthur
Kunnamkulam
Kunnicode
Kunoor
Kurali
Kurnool
Kurseong
Kurukshetra
Kurundwad
Kuruppumpady
Kushalnagar
Kutch
Kuttiyadi
Ladwa
Lakhimpur Kheri
Lalitpur
Latur
Laxmeshwar
Lonavala
Luchnow
Lucknow
Ludhaina
Ludhiana
Lunawada
Machilipatnam
Madanapalle
Madanapalli
Madgoan
Madhuri
Madhuria
Madikeri
Madurai
Maduranthakam
Mahabubnagar
Mahalingpur
Mahe
Maihar
Mainpuri
Maisana
Malakuram
Malaparram
Malappuram
Malapuram
Malapuraum
Malavalli
Malegaon
Malur
Manakkal
Mananthavadu
Manaparai
Manbaram
Mancherial
Mandasour
Mandavi
Mandi
Mandla
Mandya
Mangalore
Mangrol
Maninagar
Manjeri
Mannancherry
Mansa
Manvalkurichi
Mapusa
Maranthavedy
Marcela
Margao
Margaon
Markapur
Marthandam
Mathura
Mau
Maunath Bhanjan
Mavelikara
Mayiladuthurai
Mayurbhanj
Medak
Meerut
Mehsana
Melattur
Mercara
Merlara
Merrut
Merses
Mettupalayam
Mettur Dam
Mhow
Midnapore
Midnapur
Miraj
Mirza
Modasa
Modinagar
Moga
Mohali
Mohalli
Mokokchung
Moradabad
Morena
Morshi
Mount Abu
Mudhol
Mudigere
Muktsar
Mumbai
Mundgod
Musiri
Mussoorie
Muvattupuzha
Muzaffarpur
Mysore
Nabha
Nadia
Nadiad
Nag Kalan
Nagapattinam
Nagercoil
Nagerwil
Nagerwil
Nagothane
Nagpur
Naihati
Nalagarh
Nalangarh
Nalgonda
Namakkal
Nandabhar
Nanded
Nander
Nandyal
Nani Daman
Napoklu
Narasimharajapura
Narsinghpur
Narwana
Nashik
Nasik
Navi Mumbai
Navsari
Nawanshahar
Nawanshahr
Nawanshar
Nawapur
Neemuch
Nellore
Nellur
Neora
New Delhi
New Panvel
Nilambur
Nipani
Niphad
Nizamabad
Noida
North 24 P G S
Nuzividu
Nuzvidu
Nysore
Ochira
Old Goa
Omerga
Ongole
Ooty
Osmanabad
Ottapalam
Padalam
Pairulalpali South
Pakhanjore
Palai
Palakkad
Palakol
Palamaner
Palani
Palanpur
Palarivat
Palayad
Pali
Palladam
Pallipalayam
Palolem
Panaji
Panchculla
Panchkula
Panchkulla
Pandalam
Pandharpur
Pandikkad
Panipat
Panjim
Papanasam
Paptukkottai
Paradeep
Paratwada
Parbhani
Pardi
Parumamilla
Patan
Patankot
Pathanamthitta
Pathanapuram
Pathankot
Patiala
Patiyala
Patna
Patran
Pattambi
Pattazhi
Pattimattom
Pattukkottai
Pazhanganad
Peddapally
Peelamedu
Pellary
Perumbavoor
Perumbilavu
Perundurai
Phagwara
Phaltan
Pidar
Piravom
Pirunelveli
Pollachi
Ponda
Pondicherry
Ponicharry
Ponnani
Ponnaupet
Porbandar
Porbander
Porvorim
Proddatur
Pudukkottai
Pulpally
Pulwama
Punalur
Pune
Punnayoorkulam
Puri
Pusad
Puthoor
Puthukkadai
Puttur
Quilon
Rae Bareli
Rahuri
Raichur
Raigad
Raiganj
Raipur
Raisingh Nagar
Rajahmundry
Rajakedu
Rajampet
Rajanpet
Rajapalayam
Rajhamundary
Rajkot
Rajouri
Rajpura
Ramamangalam
Ramgarh
Ramnod
Rampur
Rampura
Ranchi
Ranebennur
Raniganj
Ranipet
Ranni
Ranny
Rasayani
Rasipuram
Ratlam
Ratnagiri
Ratnaigiri
Raver
Rayadurg
Rayya
Rewa
Rewari
Rishikesh
Rohtak
Rohtash
Roorkee
Ropar
Rourkela
Rukadi
Rupnagar
Sabarmati
Sagar
Saharanpur
Saharsa
Sailem
Sairlands
Sakarkherda
Salcette
Salem
Salem
Samana
Sambalpur
Samrala
Sangamner
Sangli
Sangrur
Sanguem
Sanquelim
Santrampur
Saoner
Sardarshahar
Sarjapur
Satara
Sathupalli
Sathur
Satlan Kulam
Satna
Sattankulam
Savarkundala
Sawantwadi
Secunderabad
Sehore
Selam
Selvapuram
Seoni
Shadnagar
Shahabad
Shahdol
Shahjahanpur
Shajapur
Shamshabad
Shapurnagar
Sharjahpur
Shegaon
Shikaripura
Shillong
Shimla
Shimoga
Shivpuri
Sholinghur
Shranpur
Shriganganagar
Shrinagar
Sibsagar
Siddapur
Siddipet
Sidhi
Sidhpur
Sikar
Siliguri
Silvassa
Simla
Sira
Siricilla
Sirkali
Sirsa
Sirsi
Sirsilla
Sitamarhi
Sitapur
Sivagiri
Sivakasi
Solapur
Somwarpet
Sonepat
Sonipat
Sonipet
Sonitpur
Sonitpur
Sopore
Sri Dungargarh
Sridungargarh
Sriganganagar
Srikakulam
Srimangala
Srinagar
Sripally
Sullia
Sultan Purlodhi
Sultanpur Lodhi
Sultanpur
Sumerpur
Sundarapuram
Sunderpuram
Sundrapuram
Surandai
Surat
Suratgarh
Surendranagar
Tadepalligudem
Tadpatri
Taliparamba
Tamil Nadu
Tanda
Tanjore
Tanuku
Tanur
Tedapatti
Teekamgarh
Tellicherry
Tenali
Teni
Tenkasi
Tezpur
Thadiyoor
Thalassary
Thalassery
Thamarassery
Thane W
Thane West
Thane
Thanjavur
Thanjavur
Thanjawar
Thanuar
Tharamangalam
Theni
Thirthahalli
Thiruanthapuram
Thiruchengode
Thirukalukundram
Thiruppathoor
Thiruthani
Thiruthuraipoondi
Thiruvalla
Thiruvallu
Thiruvallur
Thiruvannamalai
Thiruvarur
Thiruvithancode
Thodupuzha
Thoothukudi
Thrissur
Thucklay
Thudialur
Thudiyalur
Timarni
Tindivanam
Tinsukia
Tiptur
Tirpur
Tiruchendur
Tiruchengodu
Tirunelveli
Tirupathi
Tirupati
Tirupur
Tirur
Tiruvalla
Tiruvallur
Tohama
Tohana
Trichur
Trichy
Tripunithara
Tripunithura
Tripur
Trishor
Trithala
Triupur
Trivandrum
Trivellur
Trivendram
Trivendrum
Ttrundveli
Tumkur
Turaiyur
Tuticorin
Tuticorn
Udaipur
Udenjrajpur
Udgir
Udhana
Udumalpet
Udumplet
Udupi
Ujjain
Ulhasnagar
Upleta
Urapakkam
Usmanabad
Uttangarai
Uttar Kannada
Vadakara
Vadavalli
Vadodara
Vadodra
Valakom
Valanchery
Vallabh Vidyanagar
Valliyoor
Valsad
Vandiperiyar
Vaniyambadi
Vapi
Varahugha
Varanasi
Vardha
Varkala
Vasco-da-gama
Vasin
Vasna
Vayalar
Velachery
Veliyamcode
Vellore
Vellur
Velur
Vemulawada
Veraval
Vetapalem
Vidisha
Vijayawada
Vijaynagaram
Vijaywada
Villupuram
Virar West
Virudhunagar
Visakhapatnam
Visavadar
Vishakhapatnam
Visnagar
Vittal
Vizag
Vizianagaram
Vyara
Wai
Walajabad
Wanaparthy
Wandawasi
Wandoor
Wani
Warangal
Warud
Washim
Wauanshahr
Wayanad
Wokha
Yamuna
Yamunanagar
Yavatmal
Yawal
Yellapur
Yemmigannur
Zira
Zirakpur

Check-ups in Dental Colleges

This program was introduced last year which involved Colgate partnering with 32 dental colleges where free dental check-ups were offered and 800 young dental professionals from these colleges who conducted the check-ups. In addition these dental professionals reached out to nearby schools and underprivileged areas where they conducted free check-ups and educated the people on the importance of good oral hygiene. Colgate will continue with the program this year as well.

School Dental Camps

Children are very good ambassadors carrying back the message of good oral health to their family and the community they live in. The good oral hygiene practice inculcated in these children through the School Contact Programs conducted by Colgate since 1976 has been a valuable educational contribution. The commitment has continued with Colgate's Oral Health Month 2008 where schools spread across 7 major cities were offered free dental check-ups to children. Buoyed by the success of the operation last year, Colgate will continue with the camps this year as well to ensure that many more children understand the importance of good oral health and carry it further into the community.

Mobile Vans

Colgate in its continued commitment to serve the society by creating an awareness for good oral hygiene, introduced mobile dental vans in 6 cities to reach underprivileged areas and conduct free dental check-ups in 2008. Through this initiative Colgate intended to reach out to masses that have limited access to dental care and highlight the importance of good oral health care habits. The dentists in addition to conducting the free check-ups, educated the children and their families on good oral hygiene practices. Colgate organized 20 mobile dental vans and conducted 90,000 check-ups across Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Bangalore, Ahmedabad and Pune. The success of this program has encouraged Colgate to continue with the mobile vans to conduct the free check-ups in underprivileged areas and to educate the people on the importance of good oral hygiene.