Best practices in General Health education Page 2
Healthy in the mouth and around
“Tipptopp. Gesund im Mund und rundherum” aims at improving children's oral health in Austria through general health education, education of professionals and the integration of oral health into general health programmes.
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Austria
- Educating professionals
- General Health education
- Integrating oral health promotion into broader general health programmes
- Targeted at children
Healthy eating and physical activity policy
Whole School Approach to a healthy lifestyle : Healthy Eating and Physical Activity Policy, involves the integration of oral health with general health, the alignment of common messages and pooling of resources.
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Malta
- Addressing oral health inequalities
- Educating professionals
- General Health education
- Health promotion
- Integrating oral health promotion into broader general health programmes
- Public policy
- Targeted at children
Designed to Smile
The Designed to Smile Programme is a preventive programme for children.
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UK
- Addressing oral health inequalities
- General Health education
- Health promotion
- Targeted at children
Maintaining the oral health of elderly and those with special needs in residential care
This is a multi-faceted programme aimed at promoting better oral health of both the elderly and those with special needs in care homes.
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France
- Educating professionals
- General Health education
- Integrating oral health promotion into broader general health programmes
- Targeted at people with special needs
- Targeted at the elderly
Mouth Cancer Action Month
Run by the British Dental Health Foundation, this campaign raises awareness of mouth cancer, its risk factors and the need for early diagnosis.
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UK
- Educating professionals
- General Health education
- Health promotion
- Targeted at adults
- Targeted at the elderly
National Smile Month
National Smile Month, run by the British Dental Health Foundation, is a UK national oral health awareness programme.
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UK
- Across the full life course
- Educating professionals
- General Health education
- Health promotion
- Integrating oral health promotion into broader general health programmes
Our Drive for a Healthy Smile
Our Drive for a Health Smile, set up by University of Malta in collaboration with the University of Malta Research Trust, is a mobile dental clinic.
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Malta
- Across the full life course
- Addressing oral health inequalities
- General Health education
- Service provision
Prevention of early childhood caries
Prevention of Early Childhood Caries consists of oral health educational sessions during pregnancy and after the baby’s birth.

Portugal