Which of the following conditions does not have a National Screening/Control Programme: (A) Diabetes Mellitus, (B) Dental caries, (C) Refractive errors, (D) Carcinoma cervix
Answer is B. National Programme for Prevention and Control of Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular diseases and Stroke(NPCDCS) include programes for diabetes, cancer-carcinoma cervix. National programme control of blindness NPCB includes evaluation of refractive errors. There are no national programmes for dental caries. Ref: Park&;s textbook of preventive and social medicine.K Park. Edition 23.Pg no: 472,439