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dc.contributor.authorKalaajieh, W.K.
dc.contributor.authorRima, A.c.
dc.date.accessioned2014-06-17T10:54:12Z
dc.date.available2014-06-17T10:54:12Z
dc.date.issued2000EN
dc.identifier.issn1020-3397EN
dc.identifier.otherhttp://applications.emro.who.int/emhj/0605_6/EMHJ_2000_6_5-6_987_992.pdfEN
dc.identifier.urihttps://iris.who.int/handle/10665/118956
dc.description987-992EN
dc.description.abstractWe conducted a study of the state of oral health among 600 twelve-year-old schoolchildren in North Lebanon. We assessed the range of behaviours linked to dental health: dental hygiene, eating habits, use of fluoride and use of dental health services. Half of the students brushed their teeth at least once a day. For 74% of the children, it was mainly their mothers who taught them how to brush their teeth. Toothbrushes and toothpaste were used by 75% of the children. About 82% had heard of fluoride but only 58% understood its usefulness. Four out of five children drank sugared drinks on a daily basis and 83% said that they had never been to the dentist. The information can serve as a basis for the development and implementation of health promotion and education programmes for oral health within schoolsEN
dc.language.isofrEN
dc.subjectSchoolsEN
dc.subjectStudentsEN
dc.subjectOral HygieneEN
dc.subjectFood HabitsEN
dc.subjectDental Health ServicesEN
dc.subjectFluoridesEN
dc.subject.meshOral HealthEN
dc.title[‎Oral health behaviour among schoolchildren in north Lebanon]‎EN
dc.relation.ispartofjournalEMHJ - Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 6 (‎5-6)‎, 987-992, 2000


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