Saúde bucal na puericultura: revisão de literatura e proposta de intervenção para a realidade do Centro de Saúde Bairro das Indústrias, regional Barreiro, Belo Horizonte, MG

Abstract

The early caries and malocclusion are serious oral health problems. Health education has key role in promoting and maintaining oral health for children and should be performed by a multidisciplinary team in which knowledge is widely understood by the public and ensure the autonomy of their own health by individuals. It was conducted a review of the literature, using the database of Lilacs and SciELO and from the research, was developed three action plans for the insertion of dental health promotion in child care based on scientific evidence. The aim of this study was to achieve improved levels of oral health in early childhood at the Health Centre of Bairro das Indústrias, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais estate, Brazil.