ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

With deep sense of gratitude, I thank esteemed Professor and HOD, Dr.Padma K Bhat, for her valuable
guidance. I am grateful to Dr. Edwin Devadoss, Dean and Dr.Savitha S, Principal, Rajarajeswari Dental
College and Hospital, Bengaluru, for their encouragement to visit the Community Health Center, Bidadi.

II humbly thank Dr. Anjan.G, Dr. Aruna C N, Dr. Prasanna Y S,

Dr. Shwetha Y S, Dr. Santosh Kumar and Dr. Jayachandra M Y for their encouragement and advice that
helped me in accomplishing this task.

I am also thankful to all the post graduate students in the department of Public Health Dentistry and
Final year BDS students for their support, help and cooperation during the project study.

I am grateful to Dr.Kumar, A.M.O and head of dental department, the authorities at the Community
Health Center, Bidadi for giving us the permission to visit the CHC in detail.

Above all I bow my head in gratitude to Almighty God for constantly bestowing his blessings on me. Last,
but not the least, I wish to record my deep appreciation to my family for their love, immeasurable
support and encouragement, innumerable sacrifices, unstinted help and prayers without which I would
not have been what I am today.