PARENTS’ ROLE IN TRANSMITTING THE EDUCATIONAL MESSAGE

Authors: Carmen Hanganu, Ioan Danila

Abstract:

The traditional perspective of health education aims to change the knowledge and attitudes of individuals or groups with a review to encouraging the adaptation of health – related behaviors. In this approach the focus is to transmit good knowledge and attitudes from the parents to the children. The aim of this study was to assess the level of knowledge and attitudes of the parents about oral health, using the questionnaires. The results of this study show good knowledge, but there is a big difference between knowledge and attitudes.

Keywords:
  • ATTITUDES
  • DENTAL EDUCATION
  • KNOWLEDGE
  • ORAL HEALTH BEHAVIOR.