Faculty of Dentistry, Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
Front Public Health. 2022 Sep 28;10:984668. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.984668. eCollection 2022.
There is a close relationship between food and nutrition policies and oral health. The relationship between nutrition and dental problems has been widely discussed, including the major dental problem in children: early childhood caries (ECC). Health-oriented national policies are the main principles of public health welfare. This article is a policy brief that provide a review of the food and nutrition policies in Indonesia that may have a relationship with ECC. It is concluded that some policies support the efforts to prevent ECC however, other technical explanations are still needed for health workers and especially parents regarding its simple implementation in everyday life. Multisectoral approaches that includes health, nutrition and education are needed to address ECC.
食物和营养政策与口腔健康密切相关。营养与牙齿问题之间的关系已经得到了广泛的讨论，包括儿童的主要口腔问题：幼儿龋病（ECC）。以健康为导向的国家政策是公共卫生福利的主要原则。本文是一份政策简报，综述了印度尼西亚可能与 ECC 相关的食物和营养政策。研究结论认为，一些政策支持预防 ECC 的努力，但对于卫生工作者，特别是父母来说，仍需要对其在日常生活中的简单实施进行进一步的技术解释。需要采取多部门方法，包括卫生、营养和教育，以解决 ECC 问题。
