Oral Health Program
The main objective of the authors of this article is to elaborate on a public health approach to setting up a scalable and effective school-based oral health program for low-income urban children. The authors used survey methods to collect and present their ideas to their audiences. The study was done between 2012-2015 and six elementary schools, and three dental provider groups took part in the process (Dudovitz, ValIente, Esoinsa, Yepes, Padilla, Puffers, Slavkin, &Chung 2017). Parents were educated on oral health education, and screenings and fluoride applications were performed on the children. The method employed in this study was effective as the screening of the many children with the fluoride application helped establish the effectiveness of this method as an oral health program to help low-income urban children.
The authors of the article concluded from the findings of the research that with the use of a broad-based, oral health coalition, a school-based universal screening, and fluoride varnishing program can be useful in improving the oral health of children with cases of untreated dental diseases (Dudovitz, ValIente, Esoinsa, Yepes, Padilla, Puffers, Slavkin, &Chung 2017). The data presented by the authors of this study based on the findings of the study is clear evidence to the conclusion they made since the results are consistent with the authors’ conclusion. I concur with this article’s account on how the untreated dental disease has become a challenge to the children of Los Angeles and that the oral health of these children can be boosted through a school-based screening and fluoride varnishing program. The authors’ conclusion that there is a great challenge with an untreated dental disease common to children in Los Angeles is in line with the stand of other research studies and information from other academic sources. The screening and oral health exams administered to some of the participants was effective at getting the right information the most effective school-based oral health program.
References
Dudovitz, N. R., ValIente, E. J., Esoinsa, G., Yepes, C., Padilla, C., Puffers, M., Slavkin, C. H. &Chung, J., P. (2017). A School-Based Public Health Model to Reduce Oral Healrg Disparities: Journal of Public Health Dentistry.