April 2, 2024Journal of School HealthOpen Access

Oral Health for all Schools: A Call to Integrate Oral Health in School Systems

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VWValerie WordleyWorld Federation of Public Health Associations RVRamprasad Vasthare HLHyewon LeeSeoul National University Dental Hospital

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Commentary advocates integrating preventive oral care across educational systems, highlighting school-based interventions to reduce childhood dental caries worldwide.

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Dental caries affects over half a billion children worldwide, representing a preventable oral disease that impairs development and causes substantial lost school hours.
Analysis of school initiatives shows that the Childsmile program increased 5-year-olds without dental caries from 45% to 71% through daily supervised oral hygiene and care.
Calls for embedding oral health promotion across education systems by enacting water-only rules, providing hygiene kits, and training teachers in preventive nutrition.

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Wordley et al. (2024) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68e70b3ab6db643587684da4 https://doi.org/10.1111/josh.13450

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Commentary advocates integrating preventive oral care across educational systems, highlighting school-based interventions to reduce childhood dental caries worldwide.

Oral Health for all Schools: A Call to Integrate Oral Health in School Systems

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Oral Health for all Schools: A Call to Integrate Oral Health in School Systems

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