good oral health is important for good

general health and quality life

it affects both physical health and mental
health
it affects how we grow, enjoy, life, look,
speak, chew, taste food and socialize
dental disease is largely preventable by
practicing simple behavior
Arthritis
Heart disease
Gastro intestinal disease
Endocarditis
Ocular skin renal disease








The Centers for Disease Control and prevention
division of oral health works to improve the oral
health of nation and reduce inequalities in oral
health by:

Helping states improved their oral health
programs
Extending one use of proven strategies to prevent
oral disease
Encouraging the effective use of fluoride products
and community water fluoridation
Promoting greater use of school base and linked
dental sealant programs

Enhancing efforts to monitor oral
disease
Contributing to scientific knowledge
base regarding and oral health disease
Guiding infection of control in
dentistry
Helping states improved heir oral
health program


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LIFECYCLE
TYPES OF SERVICE
(Basic Oral Health Care Package)
Mother(Pregnant Women) **
Oral Examination
Oral Prophylaxis (scaling)
Permanent fillings
Gum treatment
Health instruction
Neonatal and Infants under 1 year old**
Dental check-up as soon as the first tooth erupts
Health instructions on infant oral health care and advise on
exclusive breastfeeding
Children 12-71 months old **
Dental check-up as soon as the first tooth appears and every 6
months thereafter
Supervised tooth brushing drills
Oral Urgent Treatment (OUT)
- removal of unsavable teeth
- referral of complicated cases
- treatment of post extraction complications
- drainage of localized oral abscess
Application of Atraumatic Restorative Treatment (ART)
School Children (6-12 years old)
Oral Examination
Supervising tooth brushing drills
Topical fluoride theraphy
Pits and Fissure Sealant Application
Oral Prophylaxis
Permanent Fillings
Adolescent and Youth (10-24 years old)**
Oral Examination
Health promotion and education on oral hygiene, and adverse
effect on consumption of sweets and sugary beverages, tobacco
and alcohol
Other Adults (25-59 years old)
Oral Examination
Emergency dental treatment
Health instruction and advice
Referrals
Older Person (60 years old and above)**
Oral Examination
Extraction of unsavable tooth
Gum treatment
Relief of Pain
Health instruction and advice
Policy/Standards/Guidelines formulated/developed:
a. AO. 101 s. 2003 dated Oct. 14, 2003 National Policy
on Oral Health
b. AO 2007-0007 Dated January 3, 2007
Guidelines In The Implementation Of Oral Health Program For
Public Health Services In The Philippines




c. AO 4-s.1998 Revised Rules and Regulations and
Standard Requirements for Private School Dental services in the
Philippines
d. AO 11-D s. 1998 Revised Standard Requirements
for Hospital Dental services in the Philippines
e. AO 3 s. 1998 - Revised Rules and Regulations and
Standard Requirements for Occupational Dental services in the
Philippines
f. AO 4-A s. 1998 Infection Control Measures for
Dental Health Services