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TAN SUAREZ, Nerys Tayme; ALONSO MONTES DE OCA, Carmen U  e  TAN SUAREZ, Norys. Community Education for childrens buccal health. Rev Hum Med [online]. 2003, vol.3, n.2, pp. 0-0. ISSN 1727-8120.

With the objective of determining the influence of the affective-participative techniques for the promotion of buccal health in children, an intervention study in clinic 61, West area of Camagüey city was carried out. The sample was constituted by 35 infants. Two exams were carried out; the first one before the educational activities and the second one after concluding these. The Index of Buccal Hygiene Analysis of Love, the MEDI-MED Index of Rossetti and an interview structured in order to value the level of information of these children were used. Two monthly educational sessions were made during a trimester. To sum up, these techniques constituted a valid option for the promotion of buccal health because after applying them almost all children obtained a good mark in the efficiency of teeth brushing, prevailing healthy minds and gums, the average of healthy permanent teeth didn't suffer any changes and a satisfactory level of information was reached by most

Palavras-chave : COMMUNITY MEDICINE; ORAL HEALTH.