The Importance of Health Education and Prevention in the Fight against Caries in the Preschool Period
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.55707/ds-po.v39i3-4.150Keywords:
preschool child, kindergarten, caries, oral hygiene, prevention, dentistryAbstract
The paper focuses on the influence of various factors causing caries in preschool children. The legal-formal rights in the field of primary dental care and medical and pedagogical caries prevention are analysed, as is the influence of professionals in the kindergarten and the family on the reduction of caries. With the help of data from the Health Insurance Institute of Slovenia (ZZZS), the impact of the COVID-19 epidemic on the scope of preventive and curative dental services is determined in a group of preschool children according to individual statistical regions in Slovenia, as is the relationship between the impact of the epidemic on the scope of dental services in the group of preschool children in relation to the economic development of an individual region. The interruption of dental services during the epidemic was so extensive that the consequences will last several years. Preventive services are an integral part of the rights derived from compulsory health insurance; therefore, raising awareness and teaching children about the healthy foundations of life is important.
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