Dental Students' Society, Nepal Presents "Happy Mouth Contest"

Every year World Oral Health Day (WOHD) is celebrated in March 20 signifying the importance of oral health and to make global call for all the health professionals and non-medical professionals to act for oral health.

This year World Oral Health Day 2025 is being celebrated with the theme “A Happy Mouth is A Happy Mind” emphasizing the connection between oral health and mental wellbieng.

Established in 2023, the Dental Students' Society of Nepal (DSSN) is a youth-led, non-profit organization representing the interests and aspirations of dental students and young professionals across Nepal. As the recognized national member of the International Association of Dental Students and the World Dental Federation (FDI), DSSN is positioned at the forefront of global dental advocacy and innovation.

Social media campaigns are considered to be one of the most effective tools in spreading awareness and increasing reach of certain message.

Happy Mouth Contest happened at Facebook platform over DSSN’s official page.

After social media announcement of the contest is made, participants; mostly dental students across Nepal participated in the contest by filling up the form and uploading their happy mouth photo.

Organizing team put the uploaded form in the Happy mouth frame from the world oral health day website and posted it in the social media of DSSN’s Facebook official page.

65 individuals participated in the campaign who were representing various dental schools across Nepal.

Concluding the campaign, it can be considered as a successful campaign with nationwide reach of the message.

It not only engaged student community but diverse community because of massive engagement of the social media posts. Thus, this campaign played a crucial role in spreading key messages regarding oral health and promoted this year’s theme i.e. “A Happy Mouth is .... a Happy Mind”