PRINCIPLES OF ORAL HEALTH PROMOTION

Abstract

Health is the ability of an organism to adapt to new threats and infirmities. Health promotion addresses the determinants of health, which influence modifiable risk behaviors. Health promotion includes the involvement of communities in setting priorities, making decisions, planning strategies and implementing them in order to achieve optimal health. health promotion involves personal and social development, through the provision of information, health education and the improvement of life skills.

Keywords

• oral health promotion
• principles of oral health promotion
• oral health determinants