Dental Health Education
Oral health is essential to general health and quality of life. It is a state of being free from mouth and facial pain, oral and throat cancer, oral infection and sores.
Dental Health Education Introduction
The purpose of telling information
about health in such a way that the
recipient is motivated
to use that information for
the protection or advancement
of his own health, his family s,
and his community ‘s health.
Definition
Health education represent the mental and social skills which determine the knowledge ,attitude and behavior of people. It is a procedure which involves the translation of what is known about health into desirable behavior by means of educational process
Knowledge : It is the information given a bout oral health and how to get benefit from it .
Attitude : It is changing in the believes that should influence to change the behavior effectively .
Behavior : Keeping good new activities must be viewed, as ongoing process. The activities
Visiting the dentist periodically
Plaque control using brushing ,dental floss.
Maintenance of low cariogenic diet
Periodontal disease
Malocclusion
Dentofacial anomalies
Trauma
Tumors
Oral manifestation of general disease
The concept of positive dental health is made difficult by:
The chronic ,irreversible ,cumulative and prevalent nature of dental disease .These characteristics contribute to the belief that dental problems are preventable.
The undramatic nature of most dental disease.
The association of dental treatment with pain .discomfort ,and anxiety
The refuse of many individuals to carry out on a regular basis .
The achievement dental health education goals (behavior) can be affected by many factors, which include:
Priority barriers, other than dental health.
Communication barriers ,such as language.
Geographical barriers , like people living far away from dental care services.
Economic barriers such as people can’t afford obtain dental treatment services.
Psychological barriers ,such as attitudes towards the providers and towards dental programs for example communal water fluoridation .
Education barriers ,people learning to understand the benefits of dental health practices.
Principles of health education
Interest: Topic of interest identify the “the felt needs ‘’ of the people then prepare a programme.
Participation : The educator should encourage people to participate in health education programme like groups discussions and panel discussions leads to acceptance
Known to unknown: Existing knowledge of people considered basic step so start with what the people already know and then give the new knowledge.
المادة المعروضة اعلاه هي مدخل الى المحاضرة المرفوعة بواسطة استاذ(ة) المادة . وقد تبدو لك غير متكاملة . حيث يضع استاذ المادة في بعض الاحيان فقط الجزء الاول من المحاضرة من اجل الاطلاع على ما ستقوم بتحميله لاحقا . في نظام التعليم الالكتروني نوفر هذه الخدمة لكي نبقيك على اطلاع حول محتوى الملف الذي ستقوم بتحميله .
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