Best practices in Public policy
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.
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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
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.
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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.
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Denmark
- Across the full life course
- Addressing oral health inequalities
- Public policy
- Service provision