The rhetoric of primary health care, health promotion and health service integration is ubiquitous in health policy development in post-apartheid South Africa. However the form in which oral health promotion elements have actually been incorporated into other areas of health care in South Africa and the extent to which they have been implemented, remains unclear. The central aim of this research was to critically analyse oral health promotion elements in health policies in South Africa and determine the extent to which they have been implemented. The study set out to test the hypothesis that oral health promotion is fully integrated into South African health policy and practice.

<p>The aim of this study was to compare the oral health status between well and malnourished children under five years old attending Mother and Child Health clinic in Queen Elizabeth II Hospital in Maseru, Lesotho.</p>

Thesis deals with the problem of the older school age boys dental injuries in České Budějovice region. The injury means: ?sudden damage of the health by effect of external factors which exceed adaptation options of the human body?. In the sphere of dental injuries the children is the most jeopardized group of population. The most often reason for the children injuries is their imperfect stability. In case of older children and young people there are injuries mostly caused by sport. Teoretical part of my thesis is focused on definition of older school age as well as on anatomy and teeth physiology. The part of thesis also is the enumeration of dental injuries and its treatment. I also mention prosthetic dentistry and the influence of accidents on individual physical and mental health. At the end of teoretical part there is mentioned process of the injured examination, posttraumatic dental hygiene and patient nutrition after teeth accident. Research part finds with the help of questionnaire survey the kinds of dental accidents, circumstances of injuries formation and the influence of accidents on individual physical and mental health in specific age category. The questionnaire survey was evaluated and processed in grafical part of thesis. The part of thesis also is health and educational material which helps to rise the quality of dental hygiene and also contributes to the prevention of dental accidents formation of second degree students at primary schools.

The aim of this work was to evaluate the influence of pre-brushing mouthwashes on plaque removal on adolescents. The study was conducted following a double-blinded crossover model, for 25 days, with 4-day interval between phases. The study protocol was previously approved by the Human Research Ethics Committee of UFSM. Thirty-eight adolescents (mean age 13 years) from a school in Santa Maria- RS randomly used two pre-brushing mouthwashes commercially available (Magic Colgate Plax and Listerine Agent Cool Blue) and two solutions used as control (water + dye and water). A single trained and calibrated examiner (kappa = 0.8) carried out the evaluation of plaque index (PI) (Silness and Löe, 1964) before and after the use of mouthwashes and tooth brushing, assigned as initial and final IP, respectively. The mean IP values were similar between experimental groups at the initial and final (Wilcoxon rank test, p> 0.05) also between buccal and lingual surfaces (Wilcoxon rank test, p> 0.05). Similarly, the plaque reduction (final IP - initial IP) was not statistically different among the solutions (Friedman test, p = 0.782). The use of commercially available and free acquisition pre brushing mouthwash solutions does not influence dental plaque removal in adolescents / Este trabalho teve como objetivo avaliar a influência do uso de enxaguantes bucais pré-escovação na remoção da placa bacteriana por adolescentes. Foi realizado um estudo seguindo o modelo cruzado, de duplo mascaramento, com duração total de 25 dias, com 4 dias de intervalo entre as fases. O protocolo da pesquisa obteve aprovação pelo Comitê de Ética em pesquisa da UFSM. Trinta e oito adolescentes (idade média de 13 anos) de uma escola estadual da cidade de Santa Maria RS, utilizaram dois enxaguantes bucais pré-escovação disponíveis comercialmente (Colgate Plax Magic e Listerine Agente Cool Blue) e duas soluções controle (água+corante e água), em ordem aleatória. Um único examinador previamente treinado e calibrado (kappa = 0,8) realizou a avaliação dos índices de placa (IP) antes e após o uso dos enxaguantes bucais e escovação dentária, considerados IP inicial e IP final (Silness e Löe, 1964). Os valores médios do IP foram similares entre os grupos experimentais nos momentos inicial e final (Wilcoxon rank test, p>0,05) assim como entre as superfícies vestibulares e linguais/palatinas (Wilcoxon rank test, p>0,05). Da mesma forma, a redução de placa (IP final IP inicial) não foi estatisticamente diferente entre as soluções testadas (Friedman test, p=0,782). O uso de soluções enxanguantes pré-escovação disponíveis comercialmente e de livre aquisição não influencia a remoção de placa dentária em adolescentes.

The elderly population in Sweden is growing and as a result of that, society is facing different types of challenges. Oral hygiene is important for preventing oral disease but also for the general health (GH). A goal for the Swedish dental society is that every inhabitant should have an equal right to dental-care and oral health (OH) under the same conditions. This is not only a challenge for dental staff but also for medical and healthcare personnel. Our hypothesis is that nursing staff do not possess the education needed regarding oral hygiene, especially not in relation to GH. The opinions regarding support for nursing staff differ between nursing staff and managers. This study was conducted through questionnaire interviews with managers and nursing staff at geriatric homes in three municipalities in the county of Västerbotten. Questions were asked about education and routines, performance of oral care, and OH linked to GH. Response frequencies were compared between municipalities, professions, and response options. A significant lower part (p &lt;0.001) of nursing staff found that non-existing oral care could cause suffering in the form of general disease than in the form of oral disease. The opinion differs between managers and staff in questions about established routines (p &lt;0.05). This study indicates that knowledge about relationships between oral and general health might be inadequate and that education is both wanted and needed among nursing staff. More extensive studies, and studies about how dental professions could support nursing staff in a better way is desirable.

Ziel dieser Publikation soll es sein, der/m Behandler/in fundiertes Grundwissen bzgl. des Ölziehens zu vermitteln. Darüber hinaus wird die aktuelle Studienlage dargestellt, es werden Trends aufgezeigt und das Risiko der Lipidpneumonie erläutert. Die Autoren kommen zu dem Ergebnis, dass es derzeit geringe Evidenz für einen positiven Nutzen des Ölziehens gibt, sodass weiterführende Studien auf diesem Gebiet notwendig sind. Über das sehr geringe Risiko einer Lipidpneumonie bei nicht korrekter Anwendung sollten die Patientinnen und Patienten aufgeklärt werden. / This publication should provide the practitioner with sound basic knowledge about oil pulling. In addition, the authors present the current study situation, show trends and explain the risk of lipoid pneumonia. The limited evidence to date from clinical trials suggest that oil pulling may have beneficial effects, therefore more studies are necessary to prove beneficial effects on orodental hygiene. Furthermore, patients should be informed about the risk of lipoid pneumonia if used incorrectly.

Oral health is strongly correlated to systemic health in the United States. Dental professionals play a significant role in addressing the oral health and prevention of disease for populations in the United States. Because many areas in the United States lack access to dental care, the federal government considers dental hygienists part of the solution. It is now paying attention to restrictive dental hygiene scope of practice rules in each state. State dental boards, comprised mainly of dentists, make these rules based on their perception of dental hygienists' lack of education. This study explored fourth-year dental students' perceptions of the dental hygienist's education and scope of practice. This research found that while dental students felt that the dental hygienist would be a positive addition to their future practices, they did not wholly understand the rigors of dental hygiene education. In addition, dental schools may need to educate on the differences between direct and general supervision.

The following is a study to determine if sufficient demand exists to start a Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degree program in dental hygiene through a joint agreement for completion degrees between Valencia Community College and the University of Central Florida. To accomplish this objective two survey instruments were administered to randomly selected licensed dentists and dental hygienists in the state of Florida. Dental hygienists represented the potential student base for the proposed programs, and dentists represented the potential and prospective employers of graduated students of the proposed programs. To determine demand and demand characteristics, one survey instrument was mailed to 1,000 dental hygienists who were randomly selected using SAS software from a population of N=12,066 dental hygienists actively licensed to practice in the state of Florida. This sample of hygienists was approximately 8.3% of the total population. Of the 1,000 samples, 134 (or 13.4%) were returned. Of the 134 surveys returned, 123 (n=123) were included in this study. Eleven surveys were not included because of a majority of missing data or because the respondent indicated he or she already possessed a Bachelor or Master degree. A Likert-scale questionnaire was sent to each group of actively licensed dentists and actively licensed dental hygienists from the state of Florida. Responses from dental hygienists were overwhelmingly positive towards the addition of the Bachelor of Science degree program with an online distance-learning component. Those in favor of the Bachelor of Science degree program also provided a favorable response towards adding a Master of Science degree program in dental hygiene. The dentists, as potential future employers, also showed strong support in their responses for the additional degree programs with an additional management track component and believed it would elevate the professional standards of the dental hygiene field.

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