Intervención educativa sobre salud bucal en maestros de enseñanza primaria

Resumen

The main health objective in Cuba is developing the communitarian medicine aimed to health promotion and diseases prevention. One of the main topics, specifically related with oral health, is dental caries. Considering the high prevalence of this disease, the authors planned to develop an strategy of educative intervention aimed to prepare primary school first and second grade teachers in various topics for them the develop health promotion activities. The sample was not probabilistically selected, and was formed by 82 teachers. At the end of the educative intervention, 75,6 % of the enquired persons were qualified as outstanding, raising knowledge of these teachers in relation with oral health topics, and reaching higher knowledge in children beginning the primary school.