- Abstract -

Oral health means much more than having healthy teeth, because of its implication on the general health status, social status and the quality of life for each individual. It has been observed that generally, health education and especially oral health education, starting from early childhood has benefic effects on the future teenager and adult. Acces to information related to this subject plays an important role in education. This paper tries to establish some principles which set the base for an educational program and to evaluate different methods that are used in an oral health education program.

Key words: oral health, educational programs, children, school