The orodental and dental hygiene in children with school age
- Author:
Hai Dinh Trinh
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
dental hygiene
- MeSH:
child;
Oral Hygiene
- From:Journal of Practical Medicine
2002;435(11):4-6
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
The project was carried out to assess the situation of oral hygiene of the school children who have not been conducted oral hygiene as well as to access the effectiveness of dental education in the improvement of oral hygiene. The results of this study showed that: 1. The situation of oral hygiene of the school children is very bad. This is alarming situation of preventive hygiene. So we have to strengthen oral hygiene education for children community across the country. 2. The content of oral hygiene education of the school dental program for children (6-15 years old) has significant effectiveness on the improvement of oral hygiene. 3. The oral hygiene situation tightly related to orodental diseases such as dental caries, periodontal disease. So we have to conduct oral hygiene education for community in order to prevent dental caries and periodontal disease
