Other 'What Works' Topics
Adolescent Health and Safety
By Juliet L. Hatcher, M.P.H., and Juliet Scarpa
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Tobacco Use Physical Activity and Nutrition Sleep Dental Health Unintentional Injuries: Motor Vehicles Unintentional Injuries: Bicycles Occupational Injuries
Adolescent Health and Safety

  Experimental Research Studies Non-Experimental Research Studies
Dental Health Behaviors - Brushing, flossing, and visiting the dentist

 

Individual Level
-Implement programs that incorporate behavioral components, such as training in personal dental hygiene and in self-evaluation of dental health and hygiene, as well as the provision of information regarding dental health and hygiene.

Broader Environmental Levels
-Address barriers to use of professional preventive care and professional application of sealants, especially among adolescents of lower socioeconomic status.

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