A schoolgirl laughing during an oral health session A dentist checking a child's teeth at a school camp Total OroCare Foundation doctors with a school principal A dentist screening a young man for oral cancer with a fluorescence device

Bridging The Gap To Better Oral Health

Total OroCare Foundation promotes preventive dentistry and oral cancer prevention across India.

Deciduous SMILE · Classroom session

Why Oral Care?

Oral disease is one of India's most common and most neglected health problems.

Over 80%

of dental patients in a national survey (2018–2020) had gum disease.

Gum disease
80%+
1 in 2 children

has tooth decay.

5-year-olds
52%
12-year-olds
54%
15-year-olds
63%
67% & 35%

eat sugar daily, and use tobacco. These are the two biggest everyday risks to oral health. The figures are from the same clinic-based survey.

Sugar daily
67%
Tobacco
35%
The Burden of Oral Cancer

India has the highest number of oral cancer cases in the world.

143,759

new oral cancer cases in India in 2022, making up 10.2% of all cancers in the country.

Share of all cancers
10.2%
79,979

deaths in 2022, or 8.7% of all cancer deaths.

Share of cancer deaths
8.7%
About 1 in 3

of the world's oral cancer cases occur in India (estimates range from roughly 30% to one-third).

70–80%

of cases are linked to tobacco and areca nut (betel quid, gutkha, khaini).

Tobacco & areca nut
70–80%
More than half

are diagnosed at an advanced stage (III or IV), when five-year survival falls below 50%.

Advanced stage
>50%

Oral cancer found early is highly treatable, which is why screening matters.

In Numbers

Our Reach So Far

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A treatment room at the Total OroCare Foundation Clinic Foundation Clinic · T. Nagar
Our Foundation Clinic

Affordable, Quality Dental Care In The Heart Of Chennai

AddressOld No. 27, New No. 14, S2, Second Floor (lift available), Coats Road, T. Nagar, Chennai - 600017
Phone+91 87548 77150
Clinic hoursAll Days, 10:00am - 8:00pm
Google Reviews

What Our Patients Say

4.9 11 Google reviews · Foundation Clinic, T. Nagar

Dr. Kaushik Ramakrishnan is friendly and courteous. He puts his patients at ease by being calm and relaxing. I took my mother aged 82 years, for decayed tooth extraction in the lower jaw. Since it was deep rooted, the extraction was painful. Hence it was done in 2 sittings and he ensured that pain felt by the patient was minimal and removal was done with precision. Crowning was needed in 1 teeth in the upper arc. Root canal treatment was carried out and a 3 unit bridge was placed. Overall, a happy and fruitful experience.

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Anuradha R.Google review

Extremely good. No pain with great relief. Now I can eat my food normally. Great work done by Dr. Koushik.

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Krishnamoorthy M.Google review

I am happy to have visited the Total Oro care Foundation run by Dr. Kaushik. He regularly organizes many camps, offering free and cost-effective services. A wonderful initiative benefiting so many people. Please keep up the good work. Thanks

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