Introduction
School Oral Health Program, Kuwait is a comprehensive school-based/linked program providing Oral health Education, Prevention and Treatment to almost 270,000 Kuwaiti school children. This program is a joint venture between Ministry of Health, Kuwait and Forsyth Research Institute, Boston, USA.
This program was established in 1982-83 on pilot basis and expanded later. This is one of the largest/long standing School Oral Health Program in the world and only one of its kinds in the Gulf region where there is a great need for such programs.