Best practices in Health promotion
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
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
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
Designed to Smile
The Designed to Smile Programme is a preventive programme for children.
- UK
- Addressing oral health inequalities
- General Health education
- Health promotion
- Targeted at children
Apollonia 2020
Apollonia 2020, funded by the Lower Austria health insurance authorities, aims to increase the percentage of caries free children.
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.
- 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.
- UK
- Across the full life course
- Educating professionals
- General Health education
- Health promotion
- Integrating oral health promotion into broader general health programmes
Prevention of early childhood caries
Prevention of Early Childhood Caries consists of oral health educational sessions during pregnancy and after the baby’s birth.