Efficacy of school based orodental care in the prevention of periodontal diseases
- Author:
Hai Dinh Trinh
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
orodental care
- MeSH:
Periodontal Diseases;
Dental Care
- From:Journal of Vietnamese Medicine
1999;232(1):22-27
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
The program of school-based oral care has been organised at all 25 primary and secondary schools of Gia Loc district since 1989/1990 to prevent oral diseases that include gingivitis. After 8 years, the ratio of children who affected by gingivitis reduced clearly. The rate of school pupils who have acceptable gingival health increased from 8.42% to 94.21%. This result confirms that school-based oral preventive activities are neccesary and suitable. Particularly, in 1997/1998 we reaches WHO and EEC countries’s goal as well as Vietnam’s goal for the year of 2010
