Training of public school students in the district of Conceição de Jacareí, Mangaratiba, Rio de Janeiro/Brazil as multipliers and protagonists in the dissemination of relevant topics in oral health
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SESC/RJ, Brazil
 
 
Publication date: 2023-04-26
 
 
Popul. Med. 2023;5(Supplement):A929
 
ABSTRACT
Introduction:
The OdontoSesc Mobile Units are an itinerant project of the Social Service of Commerce that offer free dental treatment and health promotion activities to the general population. Objective: it was proposed the development of training work for students of a public school in order to make them multipliers and disseminators of relevant topics related to oral health in Conceição de Jacareí, District of Mangaratiba, Rio de Janeiro/Brazil.

Methodology:
A health fair model presentation was chosen. For the elaboration of the event, there was a selection of students, who were divided into groups and each one was assigned a theme: evolution of caries; periodontitis; dental trauma; dental prosthesis and oral self-examination. The training of the students was conducted by the health team with weekly meetings for the practical and theoretical development of the themes.

Result:
The health fair provided the students involved with the transmission of knowledge to other students and the population in general, about the knowledge acquired by promoting the autonomy of self-care.

Conclusion:
the development of health fairs is an important tool for the transmission of knowledge. A legacy is left and empowerment is generated regarding the knowledge acquired in favor of the well-being of the community.

ISSN:2654-1459
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