OPENWIDE: An Innovative Oral Health Program for Non-Dental Health and Human Services Providers

Health education is a key element in health promotion and requires strong planning based on theories of medical behavior. The study was conducted over a period of three years, January 2015 - December 2017, by means of an 11 items questionnaire anonymous applied to dentists or medical staff. Seven questions were multiple choice to allow a broader discussion of the results and the rest were one answer. The time of dental practitioners is limited, so their view of the duration of a possible dental health program is essential. Hours per week volunteered, vary from one doctor to another: from 1-3 hours or less to 3-5 hours or as needed. Assessing the willingness to engage (82%) and the time allocated to the dentists surveyed (44% between 1 and 3 hours per week and 51% over 3 hours per week), we can say that we have human resources for implementing an oral health project. The workforce in the field of oral health would like to be involved in such a program and believes that it could benefit from such a program and the construction of appropriate working mechanisms, especially designed for different regions, rural areas and diverse demographic of social categories.

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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Oral Health Strategic Framework, 2014–2017

Public Health Reports ◽

10.1177/003335491613100208 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 131 (2) ◽

pp. 242-257 ◽

Cited By ~ 35

Author(s):

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Margo R. Adesanya ◽

William Bailey ◽

Donald C. Belcher ◽

Marco Beltran ◽

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Keyword(s):

Oral Health ◽

Human Services ◽

Strategic Framework ◽

Health And Human Services ◽

Department Of Health

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The Rural Dental Health Program: The Long-Range Effect of a School-Based Enriched Dental Health Program on Children's Oral Health

The Journal of Rural Health ◽

10.1111/j.1748-0361.1989.tb00984.x ◽

1989 ◽

Vol 5 (3) ◽

pp. 231-245 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

J. Marvin Bentley ◽

Cecile Feldman ◽

Jacqueline Oler

Keyword(s):

Oral Health ◽

Long Range ◽

Health Program ◽

Dental Health ◽

Range Effect ◽

School Based ◽

Children’S Oral Health

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Are School Oral Health Programs Effective in Changing Dental Health and Health Behavior of Children; an Observational Study

Global Journal of Health Science ◽

10.5539/gjhs.v12n10p25 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 (10) ◽

pp. 25

Author(s):

Sarah Ahmed Bahammam

Keyword(s):

Saudi Arabia ◽

Oral Health ◽

Health Behavior ◽

Education Program ◽

Health Program ◽

Dental Health ◽

Control Group ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Self Evaluation ◽

Related Quality

BACKGROUND: Oral health issues are recorded to be growing among children due to either insufficient knowledge or ineffective oral health care. The study investigated the effectiveness of the school oral health (OH) program for changing dental health and health behavior among the students in Saudi Arabia. METHODS: This cross-sectional design study followed STROBE (strengthening the reporting of observational studies in epidemiology) guidelines to include 348 female primary children in Madinah, Saudi Arabia. These were equally divided into three groups; i.e., teacher delivered oral health program, dentist delivered oral health program, and lastly control group. Data was collected through a close-ended questionnaire, and were analyzed through descriptive statistics and ANOVA. RESULTS: Findings of the study showed improved OH status, better OH knowledge, behavior and practices among children. Self-evaluation results showed that the teachers conducted education program was more effective, then the dentists conducted education program. Also, oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) score was found high for the psychological aspect of the children. CONCLUSION: The effectiveness of the school oral health program for changing dental health and health behavior among the students was better.

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