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Content of dental education
and prevention in preschool children
- an example of good practice
Marija Preložnik, Irena Šumer
Health Center Velenje, Center for Health Promotion, Dental Education and Prevention Vodnikova
1, 3320 Velenje, Slovenia
Abstract
Presentation: Childhood is a period when children are highly dependent
on adults. With growing up, this addiction is declining, but it is still
high throughout the pre-school period. Adults are certainly those who
can lead children on a healthy and way, where they will be able to build
their own habits of life at a later stage of adolescence. Nurses also play an
important role in this. As performers of dental education and prevention,
they have more hearing for the child - their words are more memorable,
they have more weight, and it is therefore important that children are
enabled and presented their work. The article contains information on
the meaning and contents of dental education and prevention in pre-
school children. An example of good practice in the Health Center
Velenje is presented, where nurses in oral health prevention and education
continuously carry out training workshops in order to raise awareness
about healthy habits and to train motor skills and thus to children clean
teeth properly. In addition, we included in the literature review some
scientific and professional articles dealing with the dental education of
children in the pre-school age. Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to
present an example of good practice in pre-school children in dental
education and prevention in Health Center Velenje. Findings: Childhood
is a critical period of acquiring new knowledge and habits that can later
be reflected in behavior related to health (Abanto et al., 2011). In 1989,
the World Health Organization supported the promotion of oral health
as an integral part of health measures for all. In kindergartens, there
are usually very good conditions for interventions that aim to promote
healthy behavior and the development of children‘s autonomy. The nurse
as a healthcare professional is responsible for promoting health measures
in the pre-school environment (Carvalho et al., 2013).
Keywords: prevention, oral health, nurse in dental education and
prevention, pre-school period
and prevention in preschool children
- an example of good practice
Marija Preložnik, Irena Šumer
Health Center Velenje, Center for Health Promotion, Dental Education and Prevention Vodnikova
1, 3320 Velenje, Slovenia
Abstract
Presentation: Childhood is a period when children are highly dependent
on adults. With growing up, this addiction is declining, but it is still
high throughout the pre-school period. Adults are certainly those who
can lead children on a healthy and way, where they will be able to build
their own habits of life at a later stage of adolescence. Nurses also play an
important role in this. As performers of dental education and prevention,
they have more hearing for the child - their words are more memorable,
they have more weight, and it is therefore important that children are
enabled and presented their work. The article contains information on
the meaning and contents of dental education and prevention in pre-
school children. An example of good practice in the Health Center
Velenje is presented, where nurses in oral health prevention and education
continuously carry out training workshops in order to raise awareness
about healthy habits and to train motor skills and thus to children clean
teeth properly. In addition, we included in the literature review some
scientific and professional articles dealing with the dental education of
children in the pre-school age. Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to
present an example of good practice in pre-school children in dental
education and prevention in Health Center Velenje. Findings: Childhood
is a critical period of acquiring new knowledge and habits that can later
be reflected in behavior related to health (Abanto et al., 2011). In 1989,
the World Health Organization supported the promotion of oral health
as an integral part of health measures for all. In kindergartens, there
are usually very good conditions for interventions that aim to promote
healthy behavior and the development of children‘s autonomy. The nurse
as a healthcare professional is responsible for promoting health measures
in the pre-school environment (Carvalho et al., 2013).
Keywords: prevention, oral health, nurse in dental education and
prevention, pre-school period
