Mysore/Mysuru: Ahead of Dasara festivities, the Mahouts and Kavadis of Dasara elephants camping in Palace premises underwent a dental check-up at the camp organised by ANI Foundation in association with Style Architect, in the Palace premises here on Sunday.

Speaking on the occasion, Dentists Dr. Nisarga Kansar and Dr. N. Anushri  said that ANI Foundation has been conducting dental check-up camps as part of ‘Swachha Danta Abhiyaana.’

Stressing on the need for people to maintain oral health, they said that children are being educated on the measures to be taken on a daily basis for maintaining oral health. They further said that the Foundation had earlier conducted  such a camp for Forest Department staff at Bandipur Tiger Reserve, adding that more than 10 Mahouts and Kavadis underwent oral health check-up at Palace premises. Dentists Dr. Nisarga Kansar, Dr. N. Anushri, Dr. Divya Seth, Dr. E. Tejaswini, Dental Assistant Shwetha and other staff took part in the camp.