Open AccessAn audit of school oral health education program in a developing country
Author(s) -
Folake Barakat Lawal,
JO Taiwo
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of international society of preventive and community dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.476
H-Index - 14
eISSN - 2250-1002
pISSN - 2231-0762
DOI - 10.4103/2231-0762.144600
Subject(s) - audit , medicine , promotion (chess) , oral health , developing country , health education , family medicine , health promotion , medical education , unit (ring theory) , public health , nursing , psychology , business , political science , economic growth , accounting , politics , economics , law , mathematics education
The increasing prevalence of oral diseases in children in developing countries is a major public health concern and creates the need to review various preventive strategies put in place on oral health promotion. In the absence of formal national programs, tertiary health institutions have adopted low-budget school oral education programs targeted at improving oral health awareness and behavioral changes in school children. The aim of this study was to review the school oral health education programs conducted by the Community Dentistry Unit of a tertiary hospital in a major city in Nigeria.