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14 ◊Page 1 Dubai, covering 1500 students aged 4-6 years old. The implementation of the program required coopera- tion between the Ministry of Health and Prevention, the Knowledge and Human Development Authority, School health and Educational Insti- tute Unit, the private companies and Dental Services Department, Dubai Health Authority.2 • School children were provided with free toothbrushes appropriate for their age, fluoridated toothpaste and customized tooth brushing charts to record their daily tooth brushing. • A training workshop was conduct- ed for the oral health coordinators (school nurses) that were assigned to supervise the daily tooth brushing after meals and provide guidance and support to the students. • Guidelines for tooth brushing in schools and infection control meas- ures were adapted from the MyS- mile program (Scotland) and copies provided to the oral health coordina- tors. • The program involved two forms of tooth brushing based on the facilities in school. Dry tooth brushing Schools that did not have the facil- ity for children to go to washrooms to brush their teeth and spit excess toothpaste were given instructions to brush in their classrooms using appropriate amount of toothpaste and spit in cups or paper towels and were disposed of appropriately. ORAL HEALTH Dental Tribune Middle East & Africa Edition | 6/2017 Wet tooth brushing Schools that had enough washrooms that accommodated the students were requested to take their tooth brushes with the proper amount of tooth paste and brush their teeth on the sink, rinse their tooth brushes and replace them back in the stor- ages. Toothpaste was placed on paper plates to help in infection control and enables the use of one tooth- paste tube to be used for more than one student.6 • Results were recorded for each stu- dent on oral hygiene forms and were placed in the student’s medical file in the school with the supervision of the school nurse. • A dental team of two dentists and two dental hygienists visited each school and conducted dental check- ups using the visible plaque index (VPI) in a mobile dental van. Main concentration was to measure the plaque accumulation on the teeth surfaces for the students aged 4-6 years, as they were the age group with the highest caries prevalence based on the previous screening con- ducted in Dubai. ANNUAL DENTAL HYGIENIST SYMPOSIUM 19TH JANUARY 2018 Emirates Dental Hygienist's Club Coffee and registration Welcome remarks – Introduction to the EDHC Board Rachael England – Public Health in a dental context Mary Rose Pincelli Boglione – When is the best time to brush, and why? Refreshments Dr. Eleftherios Kaklamanos Dr. Shiamaa Shihab Ahmed Al Mashhadani – (Dubai Health Authority) Dubai Smiles Healthy; An oral health prevention program Initiative from the Dental Services Department Beverley Watson - Prophylaxis Masterclass – Theory Lunch Beverley Watson - Prophylaxis Masterclass – Practical Dr. Hamzeh Awad - The Role of Tele-Health in Diabetes Management: Does the Cloud Based Smart Electronic Health Application (SEHA) provide the comprehensive approach for Diabetes Prevention and Management? “The Perspective of Oral Health in Diabetes” Dr. Jaco Smith - The introduction to oral probiotics and the implication in dentistry 08.45 – 09.00 09.00 – 09.15 09.15 – 09.45 09.45 – 10.15 10.15 – 10.30 10.30 – 11.30 11.30 – 12.00 12.00 – 13.00 13.00 – 14.00 14.00 – 15.00 15.00 – 16.00 16.00 – 17.00 100 AED for non-members | FREE to EDHC members Venue: Office 3202 | Concord Tower | Dubai Media City Contact: Email: enquiriesedhc@gmail.com Mobile: +971 554355917 • A visit to each classroom participat- ing in the tooth brushing scheme was done with the presence of the of the school nurse (oral health co- ordinator) to check on the charts and tooth brushing storage facility. • Parents were invited on the same day to have an introduction on the tooth brushing scheme and infor- mation given on healthy diet and good oral hygiene habits and tooth brushing charts were distributed to help them follow up on the brushing at home. • Follow up from the dental team with oral health coordinator was done on a weekly and monthly basis. • At the end of the three-month ac- tivity, a second dental checkup con- ducted on the students to record the dental plaque accumulation and compared with the previous results. An extensive interview was done with the oral health coordina- tor (school nurse and the feedback questionnaire from the parents were collected. • An additional activity that encour- aged children to be more involved with oral health was a drawing contest of healthy smiles, winners were given one year supply of tooth brushes and tooth paste to take home. ÿPage 15