RESEARCH ON ORAL HEALTH EDUCATION AND HEALTH PROMOTION

口腔健康教育是健康促进不可或缺的一部分。 研究如何改进内容、分发渠道、 适当性以及确定特定受众和 确定他们的需求是该处的主要工作重点。科学 转移活动，以帮助确保基于研究的信息 用于准备教材和其他通讯材料 也是该处活动不可或缺的一部分。调整研究成果以适应 观众的需求，无论是立法、专业还是一般 公共或特定高危人群是 由NIDR进行的研究。该分支机构在NIDR方面处于领先地位 评估用于翻译和口译的科学文献 多种多样的观众。这些科学评估的结果 在课本、期刊、讲座中发表文献评论 和咨询。主要的重点领域是社区水 氟化、多种形式的氟化物、牙科密封剂 作为预防其他口腔疾病和状况的措施，以及 有效开展健康教育和促进健康教育。 工作人员一直在 与外部调查人员合作开发一种调查工具 评估知识、意见和实践，以用于确定 可以建立教育和预防方案的基础 在地方和州两级。工作人员也一直在与 外部调查员对健康教育文本的内容进行评估 确定口述的程度、性质和适当性的书籍 正在教授的健康信息以及这些信息如何支持口头交流 2000年健康人的健康目标。该科正在与 健康教育领域的三位国际客座科学家 和健康促进。一个是分析来自韩国的一项调查， 为健康奠定基础的知识、观点和实践 教育促进计划，另一个是适应感染控制 在日本使用的材料。

Oral health education is an integral part of health promotion. Research on ways to improve content, channels of distribution, appropriateness as well as the need to identify specific audiences and to identify their needs is a primary focus of the Branch. Science transfer activities to help ensure that research based information is used in preparation of education materials and other communications also is integral to Branch activities. Adapting research findings to the needs of the audience, be they legislative, professional, general public or specific high risk populations is an important outcome of research conducted by NIDR. The Branch takes the NIDR lead in evaluating scientific literature for translation and interpretation for the varied audiences. The outcomes of these scientific evaluations result in published literature reviews in texts and journals, lectures and consultation. Major areas of emphasis are community water fluoridation, multiple modalities of fluoride, dental sealants as well as prevention of other oral diseases and conditions, and strategies for effective health education and promotion. Staff have been working with outside investigators to develop a survey instrument to evaluate knowledge, opinions and practices for use in determining the basis upon which education and preventive regimens could be established at the local and state levels. Staff also have been working with an outside investigator to evaluate the content of health education text books to determine the extent, nature and appropriateness of oral health information being taught and how this information supports oral health objectives in Healthy People 2000. The Branch is working with three international guest scientists in the areas of health education and health promotion. One is analyzing a survey from Korea on knowledge, opinions, and practices to establish the basis for a health education-promotion program, another is adapting infection control materials for use in Japan.