Communication Strategies for the Adoption of Oral Health by Primary School Teachers in Nigeria

Abstract

With the decline in the economics of most nations in African region, the World Health Organization (WHO) has reported increasing prevalence of Oral conditions such as AIDS, Noma, Oral cancers etcetera. Thus now calls for an adoption of revised strategies for health promotion and intervention. For carries to start three basic things must be present, these are: the tooth, sugar and Germs. Carries is a worldwide health problem. Gum diseases with malnutrition and with any of the dreaded diseases is a great disaster to the individual's health. In Nigeria, it is a known fact that little attention is paid to oral health by various sectors of the economy despite the fact that the problem is generating increasing concern. The major obstacles to acceptance or reduction in use of sugar include; illiteracy, lack of awareness, inadequate information, lack of understanding, the problems of hidden sugars in food eaten, and life style of individuals. This paper brings to lime light some communication strategies that could be used by health workers to promote the adoption of Oral Health by teachers.