Colgate Palmolive (India) Ltd

🦷 Colgate & Indian Dental Association Launch Free Dental Check-Ups Across India

- 9 out of 10 Indians suffer from oral health issues

- 80% of urban Indians do not brush at night

- 50% of rural Indians do not brush daily

- Only 9% of Indians visit a dentist annually

- Over 4.5 million dental screenings facilitated in 2024-25

- 63,000 dentists onboarded for the initiative

- QR code on Colgate toothpaste packs provides personalized dental screening reports and free consultation options

- Partnership with Bajaj Health offers virtual consultations for rural areas

- Rural areas have a dentist-to-patient ratio of 1:250,000

- Initiative shifts focus from reactive repair to proactive dental care