Oral Health Promotion in Adolescents

Contents Page Our target audience What do we know about oral health? Our Key Topics –Dental Caries Hygiene habits, Nutrition and diet, Exercise, Smoking and alcohol, Stress and Grinding Rational Resources Results Overview Educator Product Educator’s Booklet Pamphlet – How can this be used by a health professional? Students Diary How this all works together Limitations Conclusion References Questions

Our Target Group Adolescents Age Group: 17-19yrs Students completing high school

What do we know about Oral Health? What do we already know? Its more than dental caries “Tooth decay can be stopped, reversed and prevented!”

Results Overview Our key topics Dental caries Hygiene habits Nutrition and diet Exercise Smoking and Alcohol Stress and Grinding

Dental Caries

Hygiene / Habits Regular oral hygiene Floss, brush, rinse

Nutrition and Diet pH, plaque, diet Nutrient Composition – calcium, phosphate, protein Acid content – foods and beverages

Exercise Balanced lifestyle Reduces stress = reduced grinding habits

Smoking and Alcohol Oral cancers Tooth decay

Stress and Grinding Anxiety, aggression, anger

Rational Why we chose our target group Adolescents are likely to overlook the importance of oral health Students do not spend enough time on oral hygiene habits due to their busy lifestyle Students, in particular HSC students, do not meet their daily nutritional requirements which affects oral health Adolescents acquire new unhealthy habits such as smoking and consuming alcohol

Research Methods Sources Keywords Used

Results Overview Oral health promotion methods

Educator Educator for the target group Rational for choosing Teachers  Eg. Public school, more financially feasible, plus resources would be given to them (done possibly during health ed.)  Sending oral health educators to schools

What products we offer An educators booklet, including:  CD with a slide show to correlate with the information in the booklet  Pamphlets to hand out to students A student diary

Educators booklet Outline Methods used (eg targeting overall health benefits... Benefits studying etc) Formatting

(a few slides from the CD)

Pamphlet (pass a couple around) explaining why a pamphlet is needed  Eg supplying student information resources...

Student Diary How the educator can assist students to use the diary effectively Going through main benefits and features of the diary Encouraging students to use the diary on a daily basis Promoting behaviour change

How this can be used by a health professional promoting behaviour change oral health education motivation

How this all works together

Limitations

Conclusion

Reference List

ANY QUESTIONS?