The efficacy of dental care in the school age children in dental caries preventive program
- Author:
Hai Dinh Trinh
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
dental health care
- MeSH:
Dental Care;
child;
prevention & control;
Dental Caries
- From:Journal of Practical Medicine
2002;435(11):2-4
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
The program of SCDC has been organised at all 25 primary and secondary schools of Gia Loc district since 1989-1990 to prevent dental caries for children aged 6 -15. The program’s activities include dental health education, conducting children to rinse their mouth by fluoride water 0.2% weekly and clinical preventation. After 8 years, the situatation of dental caries reduced. At age 12, the ratio of dental caries reduced 56.05% and DMFT reduced 79.41%. This result confirms that the contents of SCDC are suitble. Especially the situation of dental health shows that in 1997-1998 we reached WHO global goals and Vietnam goals for the year 2010.
