Knowledge of oral cancer, OPMD and their associated risk factors was poor among this population, indicating an urgent need to implement public health education and promotion strategies.

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This study discloses prevailing under-nutrition in this rural population with very low daily consumption of fruit/vegetables. Cancer preventive properties in their diets are limited and are swamped by the known carcinogenic agents associated with use of betel quid, tobacco and alcohol.

Introduction: An antenatal oral healthcare programme was introduced in Sri Lanka with the collaboration of existing Maternal and Child Health (MCH) programme in 2009. A discussion on sustenance of oral care in pregnancy will delineate the multiple and diverse factors that reflect the implications in future practice. Objectives: To describe the issues for sustainability of National Oral Healthcare Programme for Pregnant Mothers in the district of Gampaha Methodology: A qualitative study was carried out using the evaluation technique of participatory SWOT analysis. Two focus group discussions were conducted among Dental Surgeons and Medical Officers of Health (MOH) followed by two key informant interviews with the Regional Dental Surgeon and the Medical Officer -MCH care in the year 2014. The most common items identified were prioritized according to the preference of Dental Surgeons and MOHs in two separate public health forums. Results: The weaknesses pointed out by the professionals were; lack of emergency management facilities and over-crowded nature

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