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Effectiveness of an oral health promotion programme at the workplace
Author(s) -
Morishita M.,
Sakemi M.,
Tsutsumi M.,
Gake S.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
journal of oral rehabilitation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.991
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1365-2842
pISSN - 0305-182X
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2842.2003.01047.x
Subject(s) - oral health , medicine , oral hygiene , health promotion , promotion (chess) , dentistry , family medicine , health education , nursing , physical therapy , public health , politics , political science , law
summary The purpose of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness of an oral health promotion programme at the workplace. The programme was given once a year at offices or factories, which was voluntary and free for all employees. The programme consisted of clinical examinations followed by oral health guidance, oral hygiene instruction and oral prophylaxis of anterior lower teeth. Oral health status was compared by the times of participation in the programme. It was shown that three times or more participants in the programme had fewer decayed, missing and filled teeth (DMFT) and lower percentage of Community Periodontal Index (CPI) sextants 3 and 4. The oral health promotion programme was effective in keeping or maintaining good oral health among workers. In addition to current activities, the programme should include education to motivate subjects to receive regular check‐ups.