THE ROLE OF DENTIST IN DISASTER MANAGEMENT :INDIAN PERSPECTIVE
- Tutor, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Subharti Dental College and Hospital, Swami Vivekanand Subharti University, Meerut.
- Assistant Professor Department of Public Health Dentistry, Subharti Dental College and Hospital, Swami Vivekanand Subharti University, Meerut.
- Associate Professor Department of Public Health Dentistry Subharti Dental College and Hospital, Swami Vivekanand SubhartiUniversity, Meerut.
- Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health Dentistry Subharti Dental College and Hospital, Swami Vivekanand Subharti University, Meerut.
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Emergencies and disasters not only affect the health and well-being of people frequently, a large number of people are dead, injured, or subjected to greater risk of epidemics. The fundamental aspects of Disaster Management include Disaster Response, Disaster preparedness, and disaster mitigation. Dentists are one of the important constituents of the health team, yet their role or utility has not been emphasized till date. The various activities carried out by Dentists for the purpose of Disaster Management include providing support to First responders, Disease surveillanceand Forensic assistance.
[Abhishek Rai, Mayank Das, Sanchit Pradhan and Mohnish Muchhal (2023); THE ROLE OF DENTIST IN DISASTER MANAGEMENT :INDIAN PERSPECTIVE Int. J. of Adv. Res. 11 (Aug). 557-565] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com
Subharti Dental College and Hospital, Swami Vivekanand Subharti University, Meerut