The creation of an educational program focused on dental hygiene for children at the 2nd grade of elementary school in České Budějovice.

The bachelor thesis is focused on dental hygiene of children attending second grade of elementary school. Integral part of the thesis is an educational video program created for designated age bracket. The main goal of the thesis is an overall knowledge improvement of target audience in dental hygiene and highlighting of an oral hygiene importance in order to minimize the risk of dental carries and relation to a general health condition. The theoretical part is focused on children´s dentistry, dental anatomy and prevalent periodontal diseases like dental caries, gum inflammation or juvenile periodontitis. Considerable attention was paid to mechanical and chemical means and techniques of cleaning tooth. Next the theoretical part deals with primary prevention which is very important to avoid irreversible changes in oral health. Also influence and importance of proper nutrition for a good dental condition is mentioned. The practical part is formed on a questionnaire survey basis which was needful to map current dental hygiene level. Gathered information was essential for questionnaire processing, resulting in form of graphs and basis for content of the educational program. The main thesis aim is to stress necessity of a regular and a systematic dental care