DENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION AND SCHOOL HEALTH PROGRAMS: Dental wellness in public and schools. This item is unavailable.DENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION AND SCHOOL HEALTH PROGRAMS: Dental wellness in public and schools

Good oral health helps to enjoy healthy life. Oral health education is effective in improving Oral health. Oral health and overall health are more closely linked. A healthy mouth has been proven to contribute to improved physical, mental well-being and self-confidence. Untreated oral diseases may increase the risk of adverse health conditions. Thus, maintaining good oral hygiene is important in improving your oral health and overall well-being. Dental educators have an important role in building the scientific, epidemiological and organizational knowledge base for oral health services. Health education and health promotion have a potential to take the underlying determinants of oral health and thereby improve the oral health of all the sections of the community. Since children are often the most important victims of dental diseases. There is need of intensifying the preparation of school teachers in oral health topics, as well the instructions to the mothers for their oral health care. Schools provide a crucial platform for health and well-being targeting children and adolescents. To ensure a healthy future of our children, school health programs must become a national priority.