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SITYA, Débora Santos et al. Analysis of oral health programs in Brazil. RFO UPF [online]. 2014, vol.19, n.3, pp. 293-296. ISSN 1413-4012.

Oral health programs with preventive, educational, and/or surgical-restorative actions contribute to increase the quality of life of the population. In school, the environment and the age group of students promote learning and motivation. Objective: to analyze oral health activities performed in Brazilian schools from 2002 to 2012. Literature review: articles were obtained from the BBO (Brazilian Bibliography of Dentistry) database, with the use of expressions: "school oral health", "school program", "school dentistry services", "school oral health education", "school oral hygiene", "school oral health promotion", and "school teeth brushing". Results show variation in methods of actions applied with the predominance of educational and preventive components, and the use of audiovisual resources, practical presentation of brushing, and supervised brushing. Final considerations: it is concluded that the school programs implemented in Brazil are traditional with no introduction of innovative strategies in educational approaches, also they should use more effective assessment instruments in order to monitor the effects of health actions aimed at the school community.

Palavras-chave : Oral health.; School health.; Program evaluation..