Oral Health Promotion

1. The history of dental health education: a case study of Britain ; 2. Theories and models of health behaviour ; 2.1 Basic theories ; 2.2 Models of health behaviour ; 2.3 Comprehensive systems models - metamodels ; 3. Social factors in oral health promotion ; 3.1 Oral functions and dysfunction, established risk factors, and known preventive interactions ; 3.2 The social process and context of oral function and dysfunction ; 3.3 Social factors associated with oral health promotion ; 4. The role of the decision maker in oral health promotion ; 4.1 Decision making at the level of the individual ; 4.2 The dental health professional as decision maker ; 4.3 State and local agencies ; 4.4 National programmes ; 4.5 International programmes ; 5. The role of oral health promotion in oral health policy ; 5.1 The stakeholders and their role in policy ; 5.2 Evaluating policies: SWOT ; 5.3 Policy formation ; 5.4 National dental associations ; 5.5 Governments ; 5.6 The mass media ; 5.7 The United Kingdom experience ; 5.8 The contribution of policy to improvements in oral health ; 6A National campaigns ; 6A.1 Behavioural theory ; 6A.2 Dental association campaigns ; 6A.3 Government sponsored campaigns ; 6A.4 Campaigns advertising dental products ; 6B General dental practice, health education, and health promotion: a critical reappraisal ; 6B.1 The role of health education and health promotion in general practice ; 6B.2 Criticisms of the current practice of health education in general dental practice ; 6B.3 The current practice of oral health education ; 6B.4 Health education materials in general dental practice ; 6B.5 Developing an oral health promotion strategy for general dental practice ; 6C Oral health promotion with children and adolescents ; 6C.1 Lifestyles conducive to oral health ; 6C.2 Socialization ; 6C.3 Programmes of oral health promotion for children ; 6C.4 Healthy environment ; 6D Oral health promotion in the workplace ; 6D.1 General health promotion programmes in the workplace ; 6D.2 The management perspective ; 6D.3 The dental profession's point of view ; 6D.4 Employees' point of view ; 6D.5 Examples of oral health promotion programmes in the workplace ; 6D.6 Theoretical considerations ; 6E Oral health promotions in old age ; 6E.1 Changing patterns of ageing ; 6E.2 Why be concerned about older poeple's oral health? ; 6E.3 What is the goal of oral health promotion with older adults? ; 6E.4 Is there hope for older adults? Some dos and don'ts ; 6F Oral health promotion in developing countries ; 6F.1 Realities ; 6E.2 Risk factors ; 6E.3 Shifting the focus ; 6E.4 Supportive strategies ; 6E.5 Participatory research ; 6E.6 The challenge ; 7. Evaluation and planning of oral health promotion programmes ; 7.1 What is evaluation? ; 7.2 Why evaluate? ; 7.3 Defining what should be evaluated ; 7.4 Evaluation and measurement ; 7.5 Problems of measurement in the evaluation of health promotion ; 7.6 The study population ; 7.7 Collecting the data ; 7.8 Evaluation and experimental methodology ; 7.9 Common problems associated with the planning of health promotion programmes