Sana’a- In the framework of the University of Science and Technology (UST)‘s contribution to serving the community and enhancing its humanitarian and awareness-raising role, fifth-level female students (Batch 29) at the College of Dentistry today carried out a field visit to Dar Al-Amal for Girls’ Care in the Al-Hatarsh area of Sana’a, with the aim of spreading awareness of the importance of oral and dental health, enhancing preventive health behaviors, and providing psychological and moral support to the girls residing in the Dar.
The visit began with a meeting with Ms. Arwa Al-Abahi, Supervisor of Dar Al-Amal for Girls’ Care, who welcomed the female students and gave them a brief explanation about the nature of the Dar‘s work, its objectives, and the services and programs it provides in the fields of care, education, rehabilitation, psychological and social guidance, economic empowerment programs, and the efforts exerted to provide a safe and supportive environment for the girls, enhance their self-confidence, and help them integrate positively into society.
Ms. Arwa Al-Abahi expressed her thanks and appreciation to the University of Science and Technology (UST), the College of Dentistry, and its female students for this humanitarian initiative and purposeful visit, appreciating the University‘s interest in various segments of society, foremost among them this segment, and its keenness to enhance social responsibility and establish Islamic values. She emphasized the importance of such initiatives in bringing joy to the girls’ hearts, providing them with psychological and moral support, and enhancing their health awareness.
The field visit program included awareness sessions presented by the female students of Batch 29 at the College of Dentistry, addressing the importance of oral and dental care, methods of prevention from diseases, healthy habits that contribute to maintaining dental and gum health, and methods of correct use of the toothbrush, in addition to providing a set of health guidelines and advice to the girls.
At the conclusion of the visit, the female students of the College distributed toothbrushes, toothpaste, light meals, and symbolic gifts, in a humanitarian initiative aimed at enhancing health behaviors and bringing joy and happiness to the girls’ hearts.
For her part, Dr Arwa Al-Haj, Head of the Field Visit Committee at the College of Dentistry, affirmed that these field visits embody the University‘s mission in serving the community and contribute to spreading health awareness among its various segments, in addition to providing the College‘s students with the opportunity to apply their theoretical knowledge and develop their practical skills through field practice, enhancing their professional and humanitarian competence and instilling in them the values of social responsibility and volunteer work.
This visit comes within the field visit program implemented by the College of Dentistry, with the aim of enhancing the College‘s role in serving the community and spreading health awareness and social responsibility among students.

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