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of and in the prevention visual system ophthalmol­ogist and injury. The eye disease specialist medically trained is the eye care: deliver total who can care and tertiary primary, secondary, contact vision services, services (i.e. medical eye examinatio­ns, lenses, eye eye care), diagnose care, and surgical and treat of the body general disease of systemic manifestat­ions ocular diseases. healthcare is a primary Optometris­t visual of the eye and profession­al comprehens­ive provide systems who includes care, which eye and vision diagnosis dispensing, I and diseases of the Modiitsane, refraction Boago of conditions My name is management and did my and of Mahalapye rehabilita­tion and the Primary come from school eye and secondary visual systems. of the eye and primary school and Primary School is complete optometry importance at St Patrick’s care the School respective­ly. highlights Secondary care that prevention, Madiba have three vision in married and optometry of promotion, I am taking I am private run my own education, health day-to-day basis, treatment On a not girls. I currently Eye Care health diagnosis, We are just Mogoditsha­ne, maintenanc­e, of patients. practice in health counseling, care or contact rehabilita­tion, eyeglasses of and consultati­on. providers medication­s Optometris­ts! interdisci­plinary care we prescribe conditions.

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PART OF THE optical eye deal with conditions a physician/ to correct My desire to is eye started ophthalmol­ogist medication­s the human An in the medical that affect who and my Tirelo Sechaba specialise­s I was doing surgeon eyes to see care of the Dr. Topo Kewagamang emphasizes when the misconcept­ion there, surroundin­g I used children’s and surgical dental care, warning against the belief that they need not visit the dentist until in Tshane. While way coming all the

permanent teeth emerge.

eye care personnel

Neglecting children’s dental needs can lead to early issues such as decay, pain, and swollen gums. The importance of timely interventi­on and instilling good oral habits from the moment children start teething is underscore­d with Dr Kewagamang advocating for regular check-ups, with the first dental examinatio­n recommende­d at the age of two to prevent and guide children’s oral health effectivel­y. Kewagamang Dental Clinic actively addresses the challenges in raising awareness through a community campaign, including school visits for dental examinatio­ns. The clinic also partners with schools to examine students annually, identifyin­g and addressing dental issues. Page B

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