Effect evaluation of an oral health education programme in primary schools in Tanzania

Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 296-300

  Van Palenstein Helderman, W H ^a,c   Munck, L ^b   Mushendwa, S ^b   Van't Hof, M A ^a   Mrema, F G ^b  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b Regional Dental Clinic   (Tanzania)

^c WHO Collaborating Centre   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Calculus; Caries; Dental plaque; Gingival bleeding; Oral health education

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION; ENVIRONMENT; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GINGIVA BLEEDING; GINGIVITIS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MOUTH HYGIENE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERIODONTICS; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCHOOL DENTISTRY; SOCIAL CLASS; TANZANIA; TEACHING; TOOTH BRUSHING; TOOTH CALCULUS; TOOTH PLAQUE;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CULTURE; DENTAL CALCULUS; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL PLAQUE INDEX; DMF INDEX; ENVIRONMENT; EVALUATION STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GINGIVAL HEMORRHAGE; GINGIVITIS; HEALTH EDUCATION, DENTAL; HUMANS; MALE; ORAL HYGIENE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PERIODONTAL INDEX; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SCHOOL DENTISTRY; SOCIAL CLASS; TANZANIA; TEACHING; TOOTHBRUSHING;

EID: 0031202068     PISSN: 03015661     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0528.1997.tb00943.x     Document Type: Review

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