Oral Health Education: A Primary Mode of Intervention

Any set of learning opportunities intended to encourage voluntarilytaking good care of oneself is referred to as health education. Individualsfamilies institutions or communities may engage in these behaviors oracts. Thus health education activities for parents policymakers healthcareprofessionals or even children may fall under its purview. Correct healthinformation or knowledge alone does not always result in good healthbehaviors as has been well-documented in dentistry and other health relatedfields. However acquired knowledge might be used as a tool to armspecific population groups with accurate information about health andmedical technology empowering them to take action to safeguard theirhealth.