The Role of Schools in Improving Non-Medical Determinants for Primordial Prevention and Positive Dental Health Behaviors: Proposals to Be Implemented and the Challenges and Opportunities for India
Journal Title: International Journal of Health Sciences and Research - Year 2017, Vol 7, Issue 9
Abstract
With the changing health care system and increased emphasis on cost containment, the role of oral health professionals particularly in developing countries like India needs to expand into health promotion and oral disease prevention. Integrating oral health into the holistic general health policies and combating their shared risk factors with a single approach is resource efficient. Awareness and hazards of health risky behaviours does not necessarily translate into safe behaviors. This article discusses the challenges in implementing health policies to reduce the health risk behaviors and suggests measures to design effective community school service programs to achieve health promotion. A cost effective way for motivating behaviour change is by fostering emotional empathy and motivational learning at a young age through effective volunteering. The increase in ability to identify with anothers' experience allows children to engage in more effective helping strategies. Volunteering can provide opportunities to develop a restorative approach such as caring for a sick friend, regularly helping an elderly neighbour. Successfully motivating behaviour change by enhancing emotional empathy and motivational learning at a young age is a challenge for today’s oral health professionals. In order to effectively meet our nation's challenges and best safeguard the overall health of today’s youth, school-based service programs that demonstrate positive social-emotional and behavioral outcomes could be implemented.
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Susan Thomas
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