‘INTEGRA’ PROJECT – SMILE ACTION: ORAL HEALTH PROGRAM WITH VULNERABLE SOCIAL GROUPS
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https://doi.org/10.5212/Rev.Conexao.v.14.i1.0018Keywords:
Community extension, dental caries, children, prevention, collective health.Abstract
The ‘Integra’ project – Smile Action is developed by undergraduate and Master's degree students in Dentistry – UEL/PR with the objective of promoting dental care for children in situation of social vulnerability assisted by the institution Casa Acolhedora Mãe e Senhora de Todos os Povos-Londrina-PR. The students promoted cultural and educational actions with 85 children and their families, including dental care, oral hygiene instruction and supply of oral hygiene materials. Workshops were organized addressing oral health, pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases, diet, smoking and dental trauma. The students developed educational and cultural activities, such as the Solidarity campaign at the beginning of the school semester and celebration of festive dates with the purpose of drawing attention to health lifestyle and collecting school material and toys. The integration of undergraduate and graduate students with the community allowed the training of professionals in prevention and raised awareness of their role in addressing social demands. It was also possible to identify that it is necessary to extend dental care to parents, due to the progress of children’s and adolescents’ treatments.
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