Effective Implementation of Preventive Oral Self Care practices in Clinics

Mechanical plaque control is the cornerstone in management of dental biofilm.

Motivating and coaching patients on effective implementation of oral hygiene routine

self-care is of paramount importance for long term success of any dental therapy. Oral

hygiene instructions have been largely dependent on method like demonstration on

models, projected aids like video clips, non-projected aids like posters, photographs,

models and other audio-visual aids. Considering the pitfalls of conventional methods

of oral health educational aids and due to the increasing prevalence of dental diseases,

a patient centric, personalized approach called ‘Individually Trained Oral

Prophylaxis’ (iTOP) which uses ‘Touch to Teach’ concept was introduced by MUDr.

Jiří Sedelmayer. It is a systematic way to learn optimal oral health management

through hands-on training (Touch to Teach) with the use of selected tools and

techniques.

This lecture includes idea of prevention and its relevance, concept of iTOP and its application that enables one to understand effective implementation.