1. Oral Health Promotion in Adolescents

2. 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

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

4. 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!”

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

6. Dental Caries

7. Hygiene / Habits Regular oral hygiene Floss, brush, rinse

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

10. Exercise Balanced lifestyle Reduces stress = reduced grinding habits

11. Smoking and Alcohol Oral cancers Tooth decay

12. Stress and Grinding Anxiety, aggression, anger

13. 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

14. Research Methods Sources Keywords Used

15. Results Overview Oral health promotion methods

16. 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

17. 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

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

19. (a few slides from the CD)

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

21. 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

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

23. How this all works together

24. Limitations

25. Conclusion

26. Reference List

27. ANY QUESTIONS?