Oral Health and Dental Management

Cost-benefit analysis of integration of oral interventions in health promoting schools program in Alborz schools, Iran

7^th Global Dentists and Pediatric Dentistry Annual Meeting

March 31- April 01, 2016 Valencia, Spain

Morteza Rostam Beigi

Tehran University of Medical Science, Iran

Posters & Accepted Abstracts: Oral Health Dent Manag

Abstract:

Because of functional reasons and relationship with burden of disease, the oral health is so important. Childhood and adolescence are the best time to learn and know how to live healthy and also keep it on during the life. It is exactly the school time. Availability and number of schools as a comprehensive educational setting around the world, make them to a suitable place to oral health promotion. Health Promoting Schools (HPS) program is useful program to guide supportive practices in promoting the development of healthy behaviors in students. The World Health Organization�??s (WHO�??s) HPS program framework is flawless as a general guide. From country to country, even within different regions and communities of one country, schools have distinct strengths and needs. According to distinct strengths and needs of schools in Alborz, we integrate oral interventions in the HPS program via the most effective manner so the program was customized to Alborz students to know; is the integration of oral interventions in the HPS program, theoretically cost-benefit per each student or not? We searched electronic databases on oral interventions in HPS program and cost-benefit analysis of implementation of program. Obtained information via the mentioned sources, presented to experts and stakeholders. Brainstorming, nominal group technique, the Delphi method and triangulation technique were employed to achieve the most correct answers. After integration of oral interventions in the HPS program, we implement the cost-benefit analysis per each student. Our cost-benefit analysis showed that the implementation of integrated package of oral health interventions in HPS program that was customized and localized for Iran, Alborz, was more beneficial in reducing of 1 unit in DMFT of Alborz students.

Biography :

Email: mrostambeigi@gmail.com