Association of the oral health with the family and the dentist

Authors

  • Marta María Capote Fernández Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de La Habana. Facultad de Estomatologia "Raúl González Sánchez"
  • Learsys Ernesto Campello Trujillo Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de La Habana. Facultad de Estomatologia "Raúl González Sánchez"

Keywords:

family, oral health, dentist.

Abstract

In the relationship between the individuals and the society, the family plays an
active and functional role. Even though the family is the smallest structural
component of society, it has vital significance. Dentistry specialists should know as
much as possible the health situation in the community, the peculiarities, the system of values, customs and traditions, the existing situations, so that they might
focus the promotion and educational work in oral health on its members. With the
objective of delving into the relationship between the family and the dentist, a
literature review was made in Infomed, Pubmed and Scielo. From 60 articles, 35
were selected on the basis of updating and linking to the topic. It was concluded
that as the individual and the family assess and participate in oral health
preservation in a greater extent, the future results will be better. Education on oral
health must be upgraded, and for this, the work of dentists is of vital importance,
since they are responsible for guiding and giving orientations to raise the
educational level in this field.

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Published

2012-07-20

How to Cite

1.
Capote Fernández MM, Campello Trujillo LE. Association of the oral health with the family and the dentist. Rev Cubana Estomatol [Internet]. 2012 Jul. 20 [cited 2025 Mar. 14];49(3):256-6. Available from: https://revestomatologia.sld.cu/index.php/est/article/view/2773

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Review Article