School Dental Health Programmes

Schools provide an important setting for promoting health, as they reach over one billion children worldwide and through them, the school staff, families and the community as a whole. School health programmes are field-based programmes that promote oral health, disease prevention and access to dental care for school children. School dental screening was capable of stimulating dental attendance. Dental health education is part of the curriculum in many school systems around the world. convincing the public and the community that oral health is an important part of their overall health, and it should be practiced right from the school going age to be effective and meaningful.