Maria Angeli, Mary Hassandra, Charalampos Krommidas, Ioannis Morres, Yannis Theodorakis
Assessing the Impact of a Health Education Anti-Smoking Program for Students: A Follow-Up Investigation
Children (Basel, Switzerland)
parents primary caregivers school teachers play crucial role shaping personality lifestyle children elementary school years aims study evaluate oral health knowledge elementary school teachers assess attitude towards oral health education implementation elementary school curriculum descriptive crosssectional study carried among 1200 teachers working government elementary schools data collected structured selfadministered questionnaire consisting teachers demographic data responses knowledge attitude questions total 1031 teachers participated study response rate 86 twothirds 66 participants demonstrated high oral health knowledge participants educational level statistically significantly associated oral health knowledge almost participants 90 agreed oral health education included elementary school curriculum twothirds participants 74 showed willingness participate online courses promote oral health among elementary school children considering oral health knowledge positive attitude teaching experience fact potential reach large number children establish consistency continuity providing educational instructions elementary school teachers encouraged become involved promoting oral health elementary school children part teaching system approach good strategy improve childrens oral health therefore reduce burden preventable oral diseases dental caries periodontal disease worldwide