Dental check for a market woman at the Taiwo Afolabi Rural Dental Outreach held at Molete Market, Ibadan, recently.

No fewer than 205 residents of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital have benefitted from the free dental and medical care at the annual Taiwo Afolabi Free Rural Dental Outreach.

The 2022 edition of the outreach held at the popular Molete market in Ibadan, as most of the beneficiaries were majorly traders and other persons that do business in and around the market.

The free medical care, which is organised by the University of Ibadan Association of Dental Students, is targeted at rural communities in Oyo State, is sponsored by the SIFAX Group.

Some of the services the beneficiaries enjoyed were body mass index (BMI) measurement, blood pressure test, random blood glucose measurement, blood pressure measurement, dental clerking, examination and referrals, extractions and scaling and polishing. There was also a health talk on the imperative of maintaining good oral health.

Medical personnel deployed for the event included doctors, medical and dental students from the University College Hospital, Ibadan.

Head, Corporate Communications, SIFAX Group, Olumuyiwa Akande, who represented the company at the event, said the sponsorship of the medical outreach was part of the sustainability initiatives designed by the company to provide succour and support for indigent Nigerians.

He also said it was also in line with the company’s belief that a healthy nation translates to a productive nation.

Meanwhile, President, University of Ibadan Dental Students Association, Olalekan Efunkunle, said the aim of the outreach was to create an oral health awareness and promotion of good oral health hygiene in the society.

He noted that the SIFAX Group’s support for the outreach in the last five years has helped to not only reach out to many rural dwellers but also equipped the students with adequate field knowledge needed for them to excel in their Dentistry practice. He enjoined other corporate organisations to emulate the company by partnering with the student body to take the rural health mission to more communities.