Leading global toothpaste brand, Pepsodent, in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Health, Nigeria Dental Association, has embarked on an oral health campaign for schools and communities in underserved areas nationwide.
The company said in a statement that the oral health campaign’ Pepsodent Talk to a Dentist Activation’ is designated for 20 communities in nine states, including Lagos, Rivers, Plateau, Ogun, Kano, FCT, Delta, Edo, and Bayelsa.
Speaking on the rationale behind the initiative, Business Lead, Beauty & Personal Care, Unilever Nigeria, Oiza Gyang, explained that the program was initiated to bring oral health care services and other oral health promotional activities to underprivileged and under-served areas to reduce the burden of untreated oral diseases as envisaged by the FDI World Dental Federation.
Gyang said the company remained committed to promoting oral health for children and adults as it intends to take the campaigns to virtually all the rural communities in Nigeria.
