Czech Republic activities in 2018 – 2019
- Preventive programme Healthy Smile
- Community based preventive programme starting in 1999
- Pre-school and younger school children
- 14 districts in Czech Republic
- More than 3 000 children involved
- Theoretical education of children – what is dental caries, aetiology of dental caries, prevention of dental caries and gingivitis – in day care centres and elementary schools. Education is provided by dental hygienists, educated and trained nurses and dental assistants, 2 – 4 times per year
- Practical education of children – tooth brushing technique, supervised practical training, application of topical fluoride product – F gel 2 times per year
- Preventive programme Healthy Smile – education seminar 2018
- October/2018, Hradec Kralove (Dept. of Dentistry, Fac. of Medicine, Charles University and University Hospital)
- Participants – dental hygienists, dental assistants, nurses
- Topics: dental caries, prevention of oral disease, oral health promotion, practical presentation of preventive activities
- Presentation of the ACFF and their activities
- The world day of the oral health 2018
- The annual preventive activity in many cities of the country supporting by the Czech Dental Chamber
- On-line course 2019 available on www.prolekare.cz
- Fluorides – still safe?
- On-line course for general practitioners, dentists and other health professionals
- 45 minutes course followed by the multiple choice question test
- Why toothbrush is not enough to prevent tooth decay?
- On-line course for general practitioners, dentists and other health professionals
- 45 minutes course followed by the multiple choice question test
- The world day of the oral health 2019
- The annual preventive activity in many cities of the country supporting by the Czech Dental Chamber
- Preventive programme Healthy Smile – 20 years anniversary of the preventive programme
- The whole day event starting in the morning in the shopping centre Futurum in Hradec Kralove – kids´ corner, education activities for pre-school children, games supervised by dental hygienists. Live radio broadcasting from Hradec Kralove – oral health, prevention of dental caries, discussion.
- Afternoon formal conference – the preventive program healthy Smile – how did we start and what did we achieve? Future activities and perspectives.