31May 2016
DENTISTS - ARE WE AWARE! WE ARE THE ULTIMATE ADVOCATES OF ORAL HEALTH: UNDERSTANDING ADVOCACY IN THE INDIAN CONTEXT.
- Professor and Head, Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, NarsinhbhaiPatel Dental college and hospital, Visnagar, Gujarat. India.
- Reader, Department of Public Health Dentistry, RKDF Dental College and Research Centre, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.
- Professor & head, Department of Community Dentistry, Bapuji Dental College & Hospital, Davangere, Karnataka, India.
- Senior Lecturer, Department of Public Health Dentistry, RKDF Dental College and Research Centre, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.
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Advocacy of various forms have brought about credible and pronounced changes in every arena of life including oral health concerns. The health professionals awareness and skills of Advocacy and lobbying in India, which would affect policy making at national and community levels are under developed and in urgent need of strengthening. This article is an effort to render a concise perception of advocacy and lobbying.
[Shoba Fernandes, Siddana Goud. R, Nagesh Lakshminarayan and Shrudha Potdar. (2016); DENTISTS - ARE WE AWARE! WE ARE THE ULTIMATE ADVOCATES OF ORAL HEALTH: UNDERSTANDING ADVOCACY IN THE INDIAN CONTEXT. Int. J. of Adv. Res. 4 (May). 1234-1238] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com
Dr. Shoba Fernandes
