Health Promo Flashcards
what is health?
a state of complete physical, social and mental well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity
having accurate knowledge or decision making skills to maintain the oral cavity free of disease or disability, enables individuals to keep their teeth for a lifetime
health literacy
primary intervention
no disease, condition, or injury -> prevent it from occurring
daily mouth care, tobacco use abstinence, athletic mouth protectors, water fluoridation, fluoridated dentrifice
secondary intervention
early detection and prompt intervention
detecting disease as a result of screenings, tobacco cessations, sealants for incipient caries, physiotherapeutic aids for perio pockets
tertiary intervention
treatment and rehabilitation
surgical and nonsurgical rehab., periodontal therapy, restorative
WOH strategies fr oral disease prevention and oral health
- reducing oral disease buden and disability, epecially in poor and marginalized pops
- promoting health lifestlyes and reducing risk factors to oral health that arise from environmental, enconomic, social, and behavioural casues
- developing oral health systems that equitably improve oral health outcomes, respond to people’s demand and are financially fair
- framing policies in oral health, based on integration of oral health into national and community health programs, and promoting oral health as an effective dimension for development policy of society
parts of health promotion
social marketing mass media comunity organization advocacy legislation collaboration health education
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