Orientação em saúde bucal - Escola Adeildo Nepomuceno Marques, no município de Olivença-AL

Abstract

Preventive and health promotion activities require tools and skills consistent with the needs of the community generating opportunities for knowledge. Aimed to empower caregivers of school students Adeildo Nepomuceno Marques, Olivenza-AL, reactivating the educational activities and subsidizing the oral health of the municipality. an epidemiological survey with the school through the DMFT index, checking high caries index was performed (CPO = 4.56). Before the index found this paper makes a literature review on the epidemiology of dental caries, and proposes an action plan calling on parents and caregivers along with school officials to conduct orientation moments in oral health through lectures and conversation circles. The use of power point presentation and macro models exhibition will serve as assistants to clarify the importance of caring for oral health, notions of the main oral diseases as well as health and nutrition. The dentist has a key role in facing the difficulties of the population and, through interdisciplinary joint for permanent groups of training enables the improvement in the services offered.