DENTAL UPDATES

Isang DepEd Tungo sa Masigla at Malusog na Mag - Aaral

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INTRODUCTION

Oral Health is an important aspect in every

School Health Program. School children are
commonly afflicted with oral diseases like:

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DENTAL
CARIES

GINGIVITIS
 The 2006 National Oral Health survey
revealed :

97.1 % 6 year old children

suffer from tooth decay

78.4 % 12 years old children

74% suffer from Dental Carries

12 years old children

suffer from Gingivitis

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 Importance Of Oral Health

Oral health is essential to general health and well-being at every

stage of life. A healthy mouth enables not only nutrition of the physical
body, but also enhances social interaction and promotes self-esteem
and feelings of well-being.
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 The mouth serves as a “window”
to the rest of the body, providing signals of general health disorders.

mouth lesions may be the first signs of HIV infection gonorrhea in

children
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EXAMPLES
• Aphthous ulcers are occasionally a
manifestation of Celiac disease or
Crohn’s disease
• Pale and bleeding gums can be a
marker for blood disorders,
• Bone loss in the lower jaw can be an
early indicator of skeletal
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EXAMPLES
• Change in tooth appearance can
indicate bulimia or anorexia.
• The presence of many compounds (e.g.,
alcohol, nicotine, opiates, drugs,
hormones, environmental toxins,
antibodies) in the body can also be
detected in the saliva.

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 According to the
studies made by
University of
Medical Sciences of
Bhutan Faculty
Of Nursery and
Public Health:

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With this in mind
we in DepEd Bureau of Learner Support Services with the School Health
Division aim to:

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 STRATEGY AND ACTIVITIES
ORAL HEALTH AWARENESS

EDUCATION SERVICES TRAINING

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EDUCATION

ORAL HEALTH EDUCATION INTEGRATED IN SCHOOL CURRICULUM

UNDER HEALTH

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SERVICES
OBJECTIVES: to provide basic and adequate preventive and curative oral health care to K-12 learners
in all public schools and DepEd personnel in need of such services and referrals for those in need of
more invasive care.

Oral Examination using WHO standards and Treatment

 Oral Urgent Treatment (OUT)
Atraumatic Restorative Treatment (ART)
Fluoride Therapy
Oral prophylaxis
Bright Smile Bright Future (BSBF)
Philippine Anti Cavity Campaign (PACC)
Training of proper oral hygiene on prevention of dental carries
 Tooth brushing after recess
 Classroom activity
PACC

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 TRAINING
TO UPGRADE THE COMPETENCIES OF DENTAL PERSONNEL THROUGH
CONTINUING STAFF DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING

Training by way of local and international grants relevant to the needs of the dental
services
Capacity Building

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2018 January Identification of Pilot Schools (Non-Central)
Preparation of Work and Financial plan for the 2M

February Consultative meeting for Oral Health Policy

March Formulation of Forms

April Workshop on online monitoring and finalization of Oral Health Policy

May Procurement of supplies at RO / SDO level

June Data Gathering

Incident Rate
Oral Examination
Dental Health Education
Distribution of Toothbrushes and toothpastes
Toothbrushing Drill
Mothers’ Class/Club and GPTA Assembly

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 July to Distribution of BSBF and PACC kits
December Fluoride varnish application
Preventive Phase
Pits and Fissure Sealant (Optional)
Curative Phase
Restorative: ART (Optional)
Tooth Extraction: OUT

2019 January 2nd Wave of Fluoride Varnish Application

February Gathering of Results

Consolidation of Report
Prevalence Rate (Evidence Based)

March End line Report

Submission of Report

Monitoring: Year Round

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 DepEd Strategic Plan on Oral Health
2017-2022
GOAL
At the end of 5 years, dental caries among kindergarten and grade schoolers will be reduced by 20%
or 3,000,000 by incrementally setting an acceptable target per annum:
• School age children should be consistently be present in school for better academic performance
and ensure that the facilities (dental Clinic) and environment are conducive to school attendance
and learning
• Ensure access/delivery of quality Oral Care Program through better oral care services for regular
and emergency procedures
• Complementation of the Oral Health Program and objectives of the DepEd and DOH to close the
gaps in the policy implementation and performance through proper dialogue
• Persistently expand working partnership with other relevant institution (public/private) through
relevant oral health strategies e.g. Adopt a School (Oral Health) and Brigada Eskwela where oral
health care/services through better oral health education to reach out to targets locally, nationally,
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Specific Objective 1:
To reduce th eprevalence of Dental Caries
by 20% or 3,000,000 0ver a five year perio
(2017-2022)

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Activities
1. Oral Health Education integrated in the School Curiculum fromKinder and K1-K6

• Training module

• Lesson Plan

2. Training on proper Oral Hygiene on Prevention of Dental Caries of Teachers and school children; and Referrals

3. Teaching school children on proper oral hygiene through toothbrushing

4. Oral examination using WHO Standards

• Baseline Data/Information

• Monitoring and Evaluation

• Data base Development

5. Topical Application of Fluoride varnish (Fluoridisation)

6. Systemic Application of Fluoride (Fluoridation)

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Specific Objective 2:
To improve Oral Health Services through
proper management

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Activities:
a. Conduct of workshop on the development of oral health policy

b. Presentation/Orientation of Oral Health Program/Plan to respective regional and divisional supervisors

c. Training/capacity-building of the Regional and Division Superintendents on monitoring and evaluation of oral health
activities/advocacies

d. Provision of financial assistance to regional and school health divisions for the procurement of dental equipment and
all other materials pertinent to the implementation of Oral Health Prigram

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Specific Objective 3
To create opportunities for the DepEd
dentists to undergo post graduate studies
to further improve management.

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Activities
a. Equip dentists with administrative, financial and managerial skills

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They may forget your name, but they
will never forget how you made them
feel.
Maya Angelou
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