Free preventive medical and dental examinations in children will be offered by Di.of Athens and the Organization “The Smile of the Child” with the aim of prevention, early diagnosis of diseases and guidance for their proper treatment.
The examinations will take place at the Mobile Polyclinic “Hippocrates”, which from Monday, February 21 to Friday, February 25, will be hosted in the Central Courtyard of the Technopolis, giving every child in Athens the opportunity to be examined free of charge.
The Mobile Polyclinic “Hippocrates” has four autonomous clinics – dental clinic, pediatric clinic, ophthalmology clinic and otolaryngology clinic – and is staffed by volunteer doctors of the Organization “The Smile of the Child”.
The children, who will be examined, will receive from the specialized doctors and dentists an individual preventive check sheet per specialty, so that their parents and guardians will receive knowledge and instructions for dealing with any problems.
There will also be information on the importance and necessity of prevention in the health of the population, with the aim of raising awareness and informing mainly the student community.
THE action is implemented under the auspices of the Municipality of Athens and with the consent of the Dental Association of Attica and the Medical Association of Athens by the Organization “To Hamogelo tou Paidou” and the Directorate of Municipal Clinics and Public Health, under the supervision of the competent Deputy. with the kind support of the Technopolis of the Municipality of Athens.
During the procedure, all prescribed safety measures against Covid-19 will be observed. In particular, rapid antigen testing (rapidtest) will be performed on all children before each examination and all preventive, safety and hygiene measures will be taken in full with regular disinfection, where required.
The accompanying parents of the children must necessarily present their individual health booklets. In case the children are accompanied by teachers, a responsible statement of consent of the parents / guardians must be submitted.
Information and appointments
The free medical and dental examinations will be carried out by telephone appointment, which will be closed in order of priority. The opening hours of the mobile Polyclinic “HIPPOCRATES” are from 9:00 to 16:30. Those interested can contact for information / appointments by phone: 210-2015510 ext. 119 – 120. (daily 09:00 -15: 00).
* The Preventive Medicine / Dentistry program “IPPOKRATIS” operates under the auspices of the Ministry of Education, Research and Religions and the Ministry of Health, while the action, for another year, is part of the Corporate Responsibility Program “OPAP in the Neighborhood”, which aims to meet basic needs of local communities, such as promoting and ensuring the health of adults and children through preventive diagnostic tests.
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