Oral health education in schools as a form of public health promotion
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INTRODUCTION: Brazil has reduced the rates of oral diseases, but a large part of the population has caries or other periodontal diseases, evidencing the need for intensified education on oral health. The reduction of rates occurred with the creation of programs and policies focused on the theme. In order to obtain a better view of the health condition of schoolchildren in Brazil, the development of PeNSE was carried out, which identifies the risk and protective factors for students' health. METHOD: This study is a reflective theoretical essay based on the theme of Primary Health Care, its theoretical foundation from the national and international scientific literature and the critical analysis of the authors. Thus, the reflection on the theme and its explanations will be the guiding axis on the subject. As there was no interaction of direct/applied research, the need to submit the study to ethical procedures was excluded.
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