School dental health care program - an effective solution of the teeth decay prevention and control
- Author:
Hai Dinh Trinh
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
school dentistry
- MeSH:
Schools, Dental;
Delivery of Health Care;
DMF Index
- From:Journal of Vietnamese Medicine
1998;6(2):23-28
- 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 during 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 situation of dental caries reduced. At age of 12, the ratio of dental caries reduced 56.05% and DMFT reduced 79.41%. This result confirms that the contents of SCDC are suitable. Especially the situation of dental health shows that in 1997-1998 we reached WHO global goals and Vietnam goals for the year of 2010.
