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A 6 page paper discussing a health promotion program within a practicing dentist's office. The promotion focuses on prevention and treatment of adult dental caries. It will be carry a lecture format that will be continued on videotape, and will inform adults of new techniques developed in recent years. The goal is to prevent adult dental caries while also providing a means by which patients can have a greater voice in their own care. The paper includes a discussion of the theoretical basis for the promotion. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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6 pages (~225 words per page)
File: CC6_KShlthPromoDen.rtf
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"Little Shop of Horrors" was released in the 1980s, one dentist commented that one particular scene had the capacity to set dentistry back 50 years. Playing on adults fear
of dentist office activities, the film both highlighted the long-standing fear and made fun of it at the same time. Much of the
interest surrounding dental health promotion is directed toward children and adolescents. This is understandable since individuals in these groups have a lifetime ahead of them. The rationale is
to create good habits and avoid the problems created by lack of attention to dental health. On the other hand, there are many adults who "know" that dental health
is important for them as well, but fail to keep up with their own. These adults need to be educated in what some of the many techniques new in
recent years can mean for them in terms of addressing dental caries. Theoretical Base New patients frequently come into dental offices through the
development of conditions that constitute an emergency for the patient. Others, however, will seek out a dentist to begin what they know they have neglected in the past.
It can begin with a general cleaning and assessment of the condition of the new patients oral health, progressing to addressing caries that may have developed in the meantime.
Conner, Norman and Bell (2002) discuss the theory of planned behavior in assessing a healthy eating health promotion, addressing the topics of "health attitude,
long term behavior, food habits, and dietary change" (p. 194). Reynolds (2000) reports on a program designed to provide a "process for facilitating and integrating wellness and prevention concepts
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