Community Oral Health Prof. Dr. Fadil Abdullah Kareem Quiz

Smoking, sedentary lifestyle, over-eating, drug abuse

Healthy behaviors lower the risk of conditions.

A risk factor

<p>Cigarette smoking, sedentary life, over-eating, drug abuse</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Health behaviors are actions taken by individuals that affect health or mortality.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Health education is a process that informs, motivates and helps people to adopt and maintain healthy practices and lifestyles, advocates environmental changes as needed to facilitate this goal and conducts professional training and research to the same end.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Research has shown that simply dispensing information regarding ways to improve oral health, as in the traditional cognitive approach, is ineffective in producing changes in oral health behaviors.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An oral health education plan must assess and accommodate the knowledge levels and needs of the intended audience. It should be tailored to incorporate their cultural norms, values, beliefs, attitudes, opinions, and environment.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Familiarity with the theories and models in this chapter prepares dental professionals to better meet the challenges associated with oral health education for individuals and groups.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The two main components are informing and motivating people to adopt and maintain healthy practices and lifestyles, and advocating for environmental changes.</p> Signup and view all the answers