Association of oral health literacy and behaviour with physical oral health. What role can dental education play?

CONCLUSION: Higher oral health literacy and better oral health behaviour are associated with better physical oral health. Oral health literacy and behaviour should be important targets in dental education to efficiently and sustainably improve the oral health of the general population.PMID:37947842 | DOI:10.1007/s00103-023-03793-2

Source: Bundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz - November 10, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Daniel R Rei ßmann Ragna Lamprecht Uwe Koch-Gromus Katrin Borof Christopher Kofahl Martin H ärter Julie B üschel Volker Harth Hanno Hoven B ärbel Kahl-Nieke Thomas Beikler Guido Heydecke Ghazal Aarabi Source Type: research