Project name:
Primary Oral Health Care Project (POHC) for  Primary Schools in Pretoria 
Project leader:  Prof NR Nkambule (Zodwa.nkambule@up.ac.za ) 
Locality:            Pretoria, Gauteng

Purpose of project:         
Students render a community-based service according to the principles of Primary Oral Health Care (POHC). The mobile Oral Health Care Unit is being utilised in this project. Both Oral Hygiene and Dental students are involved with the purpose of exposing students to the oral health needs of the community.  This project also contains a community-based training component.

 Project name:              
Transnet Phelophepa Health Care Train
 Project leader:                Prof NR Nkambule (Zodwa.nkambule@up.ac.za ) 
Other contact persons: Transnet Mobile Health Care, P O Box 72501, Parkview, 2122 
Locality:                           Rural communities in South Africa

Purpose of project:         
Students render a community-based service according to the principles of Primary Oral Health Care (POHC). Both Oral Hygiene and Dental students are made available to Transnet for a period of two weeks to provide a basic oral health care service to rural communities on the Transnet Phelophepa Health Care Train.

Project name:                
Preventive Clinics for Special Patients 
Project leader:               Mr W Masinga ([email protected]) 
Locality:                         Oral and Dental Hospital, University of Pretoria

Purpose of project:
To improve the oral health of all patients visiting the clinics. The preventive service is rendered by Oral Hygiene students in the Oral and Dental Hospital to all patients with facial cleft deformities and other specialised treatment who have a need for this service.

 Project name:    
Educational and preventive service to pre-primary schools 
Project leader:    Mr W Masinga ([email protected])
Locality:               Greater Pretoria

Purpose of project:    
To improve oral health and oral health knowledge and to establish preventive procedures at a young age. Oral Hygiene students visit pre-primary schools in Pretoria on a weekly basis where the message of preventive dentistry and oral health is conveyed by making use of puppets.

 Project name:                
Primary Oral Health Care Project (POHC) for Daspoort clinic 
Project leader:               Mr W Masinga ([email protected])
Locality:                         Daspoort Clinic, Gauteng

Purpose of project:         
The mobile Oral Health Care Unit is being utilised in this project. Final year Oral Hygiene students who are part of Public Oral health Elective visit the clinic once a week to provide preventative service.

 Project name:    
Educational and preventive services to mentally and physically disabled children 
Project leader:              Prof A Bhayat ([email protected]) 
Other contact persons: Mr W Masinga ([email protected]) 
Locality:                        Greater Pretoria

Purpose of project:         
To assist mentally and physically disabled children in maintaining their oral health. Oral Hygiene students train children to maintain their own oral health while at the same time it improves the confidence of students to work with these children.