Can the school environment influence oral health-related behaviours? A multilevel analysis of the Brazilian National Adolescent School-Based Health Survey 2015.
Newillames Gonçalves NeryJosé Leopoldo Ferreira AntunesLídia Moraes Ribeiro JordãoMaria do Carmo Matias FreirePublished in: Community dentistry and oral epidemiology (2020)
The potential support of schools for oral health promotion was associated with most of the oral health-related behaviours among adolescent students. Those attending schools with higher OHPSE scores reported a higher annual frequency of dental visits and a lower weekly frequency of soft drink and sweet consumption, while those in schools with intermediate OHPSE had a lower daily toothbrushing frequency and a higher rate of cigarette experimentation.