Our Work

Outreach, Research, and Advocacy (ORA) for Healthier Futures
Bridging Science and Society for Lifelong Smiles and Dignity

SmileAge Initiative Trust unites clinical expertise, research, advocacy, and community action—through ORA—to place health at the heart of India’s healthy ageing mission. Merging evidence with empathy, we transform knowledge into prevention and policy into practice—empowering families, caregivers, and professionals to build disease-free, vibrant lives.

Our Three Pillars of Impact

Outreach: Implementation & Programmes

Community camps and pilot projects translate research into daily prevention. Our projects aim to translate evidence into action through broad outreach, health literacy camps, and pilot initiatives at the community level. We strengthen families and caregivers for early detection and disease prevention, integrating oral health with cancer care, palliative services, and geriatric support and promote HPV awareness and gender-neutral vaccination to prevent seven cancers.

Flagship Initiatives

SmileAgeIndia Program: Building Oral Health for Life
A life course approach to oral health literacy—an important component to achieve higher quality of life. Addresses low health literacy, unequal access, and poor integration of oral health with primary health systems.

Ek Se Saat: One Injection, Protection from Seven Cancers
Awareness campaigns for gender-neutral HPV vaccination (boys & girls ages 9-12), preventing 7 HPV-related cancers including cervical, genital, and oropharyngeal types. Combats vaccine hesitancy with "Health Literacy as a Social Vaccine."

Research: Evidence & Innovation

We drive research linking oral health to overall well-being, creating evidence-based publications that inform policy and practice. These partnerships deliver cutting-edge insights that power our outreach programs.

Founder's Key Collaborations

Center for Adaptive Rationality, Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin, Germany
Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, USA
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, UK
International Health Literacy Association, USA

Advocacy: Advocacy & Capacity Building

National/global webinars to advance oral health policy, gender-neutral HPV vaccination, mercury-free dentistry, and preventive care and building sustainable, cost effective and people-centered systems through cross-sector dialogue.