Topic > Oral Health and Oral Health - 1952

Oral health is a key component of overall health and well-being. Good oral health affects quality of life by allowing people to enjoy eating a variety of foods, increases self-esteem and social confidence (Locker, 1988). To date, the prevalence of oral diseases remains significantly high among individuals and societies (Watt, 2005). Poor oral and general health is more common among individuals who are relatively deprived and live in deprived areas, with many determinants of health such as poverty, inadequate housing, access to food and access to services (Locker, 2000). Oral health diseases such as dental caries have a significant impact on children; over 90% of tooth decay goes untreated in developing and developed countries. In the United Kingdom, in some health districts, 96% of decayed teeth in five-year-olds were untreated (Pitts et al., 2007). Untreated dental decay with associated infection and pain can lead to discomfort and reduce food intake because it is painful. Severe dental caries affect the quality of life of children and sleep disorders can also affect the production of glucosteroids and therefore growth (Sheiham, 2006). Effective public health approaches are certainly needed to prevent oral diseases and promote oral health across the population (Watt, 2005). This document aims to plan a strategic process to improve the oral health of preschool children aged 0 to 5 years living in the city of Crene. Significant elements of this strategy are linkage to primary dental care provision, activity taking place in community settings and collaboration with a wider range of key agents. While prevention is key, the provision of high-quality, accessible dental services is also key. Addressing oral health is complex and inextricably linked…… mid article……y survey of preschool children aged 0 to 5 years who have no more than one decayed tooth.2- Oral health education, number of health parenting sessions provided and adherence, number of patients using the helpline for information.3- Evidence-based prevention, number of settings using the toolkit.4- Accessibility to the dental service, this can be assessed based on the number of patients who cannot access the service or increase the number of new dental contracts in the city.5- Working with partnerships, number of authorities involved in the program.6- Proportional increase in the purchase of healthy foods locally Evaluation of results:-The objective is to evaluate the quality and delivery of implementations, this can be done through a registry template. Children attending primary dental care who are free of caries, changes in caries levels and prevalence in children through dental epidemiological investigations