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GINGIVITIS IN VIETNAM CHILDREN IN TWO DECADES WITH SCHOOL - BASED DENTAL PROGRAM
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Over the past decades, school children in Vietnam have had access to information on how to take care of their teeth through mass media activities. In addition, the children are also taken care of by school-based dental care activities. Therefore, it is urgent to evaluate the status of gingivitis in school children after the past two decades to provide data for national prevention programs. Through research and analysis of data on gingivitis in school children 6-17 years old in two decades in 1999 and 2019, we can confirm that:
- The rate of gingival bleeding in children decreased in all age groups. Particularly for children from 6 to 8 years old, the rate of bleeding gums is reduced by more than half.
- The awareness of dental self-care among school children has been raised with the increase in the percentage of children brushing their teeth daily and the proportion of children having the habit of going for regular dental check-ups every year.
- Gingival tissue health in children is improved, contributed to increase children’s health.
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