HYGIENE WEEK (Primary Wing)

Hollotoli School (Primary Wing) observed Hygiene Week from the 21st of October to the 23rd of October, 2021. This was done to create awareness among students about staying clean and healthy. With the pandemic with us, the Hygiene Week posed as a platform well suitable for the need of the hour by instilling the importance of keeping oneself and the surrounding clean and healthy, in the students. Each class had an activity to perform each day. On the first day (21st Oct.), all the students of classes 1-5 attended an online Oral Hygiene Talk. Classes 1-3 students attended the talk with Dr. Hojesong Panme, Regimental Medical Officer, General Surgeon, 4th Battalion, Nagaland Armed Police, as the resource person. Classes 4 and 5 students attended the talk with Dr. Chanbemo Kikon, Dental Surgeon, Ideal Dental Clinic, Dhobinala, as the resource person. Dr. Hojesong Panme shared important tips on how to prevent tooth infection. He sensitized the students on the outcome of eating sugary foods like sweets, chocolates, etc. He also interacted with the students and shared some important rules on how to brush teeth in the right manner. Dr. Chanbemo Kikon familiarized the students with what oral hygiene means and what a tooth is made up of. He discussed about oral hygiene related diseases and advised the students on maintenance of healthy gum and teeth. He furthered talked about alignments, scaling, fillings and their advantages.