Thursday 28 January 2010

294. Study warns of the need for oral health care of the child population

The program Rinamaia (link RINAMAIA) - a joint operation between the ISAVE and the Municipal Maia, concludes that where there is oral hygienists to achieve better results in reducing dental caries.
Institute of Health Vale do Ave is preparing a study that aims to draw conclusions regarding the oral health of school children. The results are based on a screening done at 1,400 school children and preschool.
The study, done in collaboration with the Municipal Maia, concluded that the presence of oral hygienists in health centers, schools and nurseries may allow consigui the best results in terms of oral health. The authors of the study argue that there can only be a good oral health when basic needs begin to be solidified.
Estela Castro states that there are niches with high incidence in nurseries, where there may be 40% of children with caries.

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