Best practices in Addressing oral health inequalities
Com 4You – Youth Community-based oral health learning model
“Com 4You” is a youth community based oral health learning model aimed at enhancing the oral health literacy of the young population.
Styrian caries prophylaxis prevention programme
This prevention program focuses on practicing the correct brushing technique, regular check-ups and age-appropriate information about oral health.
-
Austria
- Addressing oral health inequalities
- Educating professionals
- General Health education
- Service provision
- Targeted at children
- Targeted at pregnant women
Learn how to be healthy
This municipality-based project aims to improve the oral health of children in elementary schools in Portugal.
Keep the mouth of the elderly healthy
This new national Dutch project, implemented by the Ivoren Kruis, aims to improve the oral health of vulnerable elderly people in the Netherlands.
-
Netherlands
- Addressing oral health inequalities
- Educating professionals
- General Health education
- Health promotion
- Targeted at the elderly
Irish water fluoridation
The aim of the programme is to prevent dental caries through the fluoridation of water.
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.
-
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
Child dental health assistance programme
“Programa de Asistencia Dental Infantil” aims at reducing inequalities in children's oral health between 5 and 15 through a financing programme.
Childsmile
The Scottish programme Childsmile aims at improving the oral health of all children, with a particular attention to the more deprived groups.
-
UK
- Addressing oral health inequalities
- Health promotion
- Public policy
- Service provision
- Targeted at children
- Targeted at the underpriviledged
Community water fluoridation
The aim of community water fluoridation is to reduce the prevalence of dental caries through the adjustment of naturally occurring fluoride in public water supplies to the optimum level of oral health.
Danish National Public Health Programme
The oral health promotion programme funded by the Danish State aims at improving oral health at a national scale.
-
Denmark
- Across the full life course
- Addressing oral health inequalities
- Public policy
- Service provision