ABSTRACT

Prevention of oral diseases is indispensable since the first stages of life. During childhood, along with parents, teachers play an important role in oral health care. The aim of this work is showing the level of knowledge primary teachers have for the prevention of oral health problems in schoolchildren. A bibliographic review was carried out durin November 2021 using the following descriptors: attitude, knowledge, teachers and prevention, combined with oral health. Electronic database Medline (via PubMed), SciELO and Google Academic were consulted. The search was not restricted by language or country of origin of the publication, but it was conditioned to articles published in the last five years. Primary teachers are important professionals to prevent oral health problems in schoolchildren, but their knowledge on the subject is limited.

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