Dental Diseases Prevention Presumptions in a Schoolchildren Population

The master’s degree job is on topic Dental Diseases Prevention Presumptions in a Schoolchildren Population. The object of this job is health care education. The purpose of this research is to evaluate dental diseases prevention presumptions in a schoolchildren population. The main tasks are: 1) to review health care education literature, 2) to evaluate children oral health status and need for dental prevention, 3) to analyze community health care specialists abilities realizable dental diseases prevention in schools, 4) to suggest some recommendations for dental prevention organization in schools. The review of literature has shown that in organization of dental diseases prevention should take part different institutions: government, municipalities, health care centers, schools and families. A prevalence of dental diseases will decline if all those institutions will interfere in organization and realization of prevention. It was examined the state of mouth and teeth of 3838 6-10 years old children in 47 Panevėžys children gardens and schools. The epidemiological survey has shown, that only 22 percent children has healthy teeth, and 78 percent children need dental treatment. There are a lot of 6-10 years old children with permanent teeth that are needed a sealing pits and fissures and a big amount are needed treatment. Oral hygiene status is not good for 41 percent of examined children. Children often need a consultation of dental specialists – orthodontist, oral surgeon. It was inquiry 56 community health care specialists who work in Panevėžys city and district schools. The asking has shown, that there is no centralized dental diseases prevention in schools. It is lack of dental rooms for prevention. The school health care specialists take part in a health education, controlling hygiene habits and social ability learning. Some of them prepare and administer health promotion projects. There is a possibility to joint schools health care specialists to realization of oral health prevention, because, they are able to evaluate oral status, control hygiene habits, communicate with teachers, parents and others community members. It is necessary to organize centralized dental diseases prevention for all children from different age groups, to establish dental rooms in schools. It is important to encourage schools health care specialists to be more active in organization of health promotion and dental diseases prevention in schools.Švietimo akademijaVytauto Didžiojo universiteta