Comprehensive Report: Promoting Oral Health and Hygiene Practices

This report focuses on the promotion of oral health, outlining various communication strategies and oral hygiene techniques. The report begins by defining oral health and emphasizing the importance of promoting it among young adults and teenagers. It details the role of interpersonal communication, cultural sensitivity, and internal referral systems in healthcare settings. Task 1 discusses methods of communication, respect for personal beliefs, and understanding of patient backgrounds. Task 2 covers oral health instruction aids, including patient education, oral hygiene instructions, and techniques for caring for dentures, orthodontic appliances, and implant-supported restorations. Task 3 explores social, cultural, and environmental factors contributing to illness and activities that can promote oral health among teenagers and young adults. Task 4 examines basic principles of population health, including trends and determinants of health, the relevance of evidence-based prevention, and the role of health promotion. The conclusion summarizes the importance of effective communication in promoting oral hygiene and health. The report includes references to relevant literature and online resources.

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INTRODUCTION
Oral health is a state of being free from chronic mouth and facial
pain, oral and throat cancer, tooth decay and other disease which limits
individuals capacities to bite, chew, smile and speak (World Health
Organization. 2013). Assignment highlights method of communication to
promote oral health. It explains different oral health instruction aids.
a. TASK 1
1. Look at the following individuals
Promoting oral health among young adults and teenagers is one of
the most important issue.
2. Method of communication to promote oral health
Interpersonal communication can be done by health care
professional to promote oral health. Strategies to overcome the oral
disorder can be communicated verbally and nurses can make use of
researched based strategies. Effective communication will help in
overcoming disorder (Slade and Spencer, 2014). Resources which is been
required to promote oral health is global channels to reach wide audience
3. Respect of personal belief
Personal belief can be respected by like for example
 Understanding the cultural needs and demands of patients.
 Not asking any personal question which can hurt there sentiments.
 Respect must be given to thoughts and values of patients.
 Taking care of religious belief of service users.
4. Ethnic and social background of patient
Various things can be taken from patient when promoting for oral health.
Like for example
Healthcare professional must have knowledge about patients
cultural identity.
They must understand about service users social beliefs and values.
Patients views must be taken into account relate to disease and
disorder.
5. Internal practice referral system
Nurses can ask for referral when they are surrounded with
insufficient resources to promote oral health. It can be taken from any
certified dentist. For example dentist can be engaged in direct verbal
communication with nurses to provide them with sufficient resources to
overcome the disease or disorder. Intensive public communication and
education is essential to inform the public how, where and when they
should seek health care at different levels.
6. Understanding of information
 Way to provide information that is accurate and consistent with
organisational guidelines are if individuals are older than written
data with facts and pictures can be given by healthcare professional
to them. Also, verbal communication can be done by nurses.
 Individual can be given opportunity to seek clarification by making
them comfortable and understanding their thoughts, so that they can
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ask any question.
 Effective communication and positive use of gesture can make
nurses answer individuals question clearly.
 Assistance can be seek by nurses by asking for referral. Hospital
management team can help in providing help.
TASK 2
1. Different oral health instruction aids
There are various oral health instruction which can promote the health of
patients. These are:
 Patient education related to disease.
 Involving in physical activities to overcome diseases.
 Providing them oral hygiene instructions.
2. How to use oral health instruction
Caring for dentures: Oral hygiene like brushing teeth twice a day
can support them in recovering from disease.
Maintaining orthodontic appliances: It can be maintained by
having knowledge related to keeping them clean. Space between wire can
be regularly cleaned by patients.
Caring for implant supported restorations: Brushing the new
implant teeth and maintaining oral hygiene can prevent infection in
implant.
3. Oral hygiene techniques
The techniques are following:
 Brush properly
 Use a mouth wash
 Change Brush from time to time
b. TASK 3
1. Social, culture and environmental factor contribution to illness
Social and cultural elements can contribute in adversing any
individuals' health. Not having education related to disease can hamper the
health outcome of patient (World Health Organization. 2011). Also,
healthcare professional not engaged in understanding cultural needs and
demands of service users during planning for oral health promotion can
make patients health worsen.
2. Activities that could promote oral health to teenagers and young
adults
The keen emphasis can be laid on children aged between 13-19.
They can plan activities like:
 Motivating teenagers to brush regularly twice a day.
 Explaining them tooth brush painting to make their movement of
brush correct.
 Encouraging teenagers to follow oral hygiene
c. TASK 4
1. Basic principles of population health approach
Demographic and social trends: These can be measured by
reducing the health inequalities and improving the oral health of whole
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population. Also, social needs of patients must be understand.
UK and international oral health trends: It can be measured by
seeing if oral health in region is been promoted effectively. Also,
inequalities in oral healthcare must be reduced.
Determinants of health: It can be measured by if patient have
sufficient knowledge related to disease and disorder. And have measurable
income through which service user can afford oral treatment (Clinical,
A.C.I.O.H. and American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, 2012).
Inequalities in health: It must be reduced in region and every
individual must be given with just and fair treatment.
2. Relevance of evidence based prevention
Evidence based practice can be used by nurses which includes
multi-disciplinary team such as dentist, dietician, healthcare professionals
that are included in preventing oral health disease.
3. Role of health promotion
Health promotion related to oral health is very important in terms of
changing environment, individual behaviour. Healthcare professional must
engaged in making patients aware about the signs and symptoms of disease.
It will support patient in overcoming disease.
d. CONCLUSION
From, the above study it has been summarised that oral health
hygiene has been promoted by communicating with patients and making
them aware about it through effective communication.
e. REFERENCES
Books and Journals
World Health Organization. 2013. Oral health surveys: basic methods.
World Health Organization.
World Health Organization. 2011. Oral health.
Slade, G.D. and Spencer, A.J., 2014. Development and evaluation of the
oral health impact profile. Community dental health.11(1). pp.3-
11.
Clinical, A.C.I.O.H. and American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, 2012.
Guideline on infant oral health care. Pediatric Dentistry. 34(5).
p.e148.
Online
Oral health promotion. 2013 [ONLINE] Available through:
<http://www.riccobonidental.com/procedures/cleanings-prevention/oral-
hygiene-aids/>
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