Oral Health Month Activities
The College celebrated Oral Health Month in October by dedicating each week of the month to a special initiative. The first week focused on Special Needs Children; the second week focused on Outreach and Research; the third was dubbed “School’s Smiles” – a school based oral health education initiative. The fourth week will culminate with the inaugural hosting of the College’s first Oral Cancer Walk/Run on October 31. The initiative is geared towards raising funds for the construction of an Oral Cancer research and treatment facility at UTech, Jamaica’s College of Oral Health Sciences.
The Oral Cancer Walk/Run on October 31 took place on the front lawns of UTech, Jamaica’s Papine campus on Saturday, October 31, 2015. JCDC awardee, Chereese Ricketts kicked off the event with a warm up session. Ricketts has long been a supporter of health related initiatives with her group eMotion. The dance styled warm had a musical accompaniment provided by DJ YxB. The route took participants around the University campus with some of the sponsors including, Lifespan Water, Listerine, Colgate, Express Fitness and JPS hosting challenges along the route.