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Health promotion requires addressing a number of determinants.
Inspired and supported by the Francophone Summer School on Public Health in Besançon, an innovative project has emerged in Senegal: the Francophone University of Dakar for Health...
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Patient education (therapeutic) in primary care.
This text summarizes the points presented in a keynote address at the 5th Congress of General Practice in Nice on June 25, 2011, as an introduction to the session titled "Implementing...
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Health Care for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Individuals: What Are the Unique Considerations?
When asked about their relationship to health, people who have become deaf or hard of hearing later in life express concerns about fatigue and the psychological distress caused daily by...
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General Practitioners and Environmental Health.
General practitioners are increasingly confronted with environmental health issues. But how do they approach these issues? How are they asked about these topics by their patients? The...
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Oral Health in Older Adults
Many older adults, whether or not they require care, have poor dental health due to a lack of preventive care and appropriate treatment. Experts emphasize the need to integrate oral...
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Why Focus on Oral Health? Epidemiological and Economic Insights.
Epidemiological data show a significant improvement in children’s oral health. Over the past twenty-five years, the proportion of 12-year-olds free of cavities has risen from 12% to 56%....
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Legal and illegal drugs: enemies of oral health.
Heavy use of certain drugs, such as heroin, has severely detrimental effects on oral health. The use of legal substances, such as tobacco, can also have harmful effects. However, a...
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Oral Health Education.
The process of "therapeutic education" is based on cooperation between the healthcare professional and the patient. Its primary goal is to enhance the patient's ability to take charge of...
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What is the connection between oral health and overall health?
The oral cavity plays a vital role in chewing, digestion, breathing, speech, facial expression, and sensory perception. It serves both as a reflection of overall health and as one of the...
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UFSBD: Promoting oral health prevention in all settings.
The French Union for Oral Health is the professional organization for the dental profession, whose primary mission is to lead and coordinate initiatives aimed at preventing oral health...