Croxson L J
New Zealand Dental Association, Auckland.
Int Dent J. 1993 Apr;43(2 Suppl 1):167-77.
The maintenance of periodontal health requires an informed public and patient. Treatments will fail, and in fact will not ever start, if individuals are not aware of the differences between periodontal health and disease, the significance of these differences and the part they can play in prevention and control. Self awareness begins the process, with self care and professional assistance following. A periodontal awareness programme was started in New Zealand in 1986 aimed at improving periodontal health, through increasing the knowledge of both the public and the profession. It is on such a knowledge base that self care and assisted care programmes can be developed. This paper presents the New Zealand programme, the public and professional messages and the way these were linked. Patient self assessment and self care are emphasised. The new basic periodontal examination for the dentist and auxiliary staff begins a stepped and structured programme of assisted care. An examination of this awareness programme is presented together with future directions. Chronic inflammatory periodontal diseases are universal but the profession knows it is possible to prevent, manage and control almost all of these diseases. Awareness of the need for the right actions by patients and dental professionals is seen as the key to improving periodontal health.
保持牙周健康需要有见识的公众和患者。如果个人不了解牙周健康与疾病之间的差异、这些差异的重要性以及他们在预防和控制中所能发挥的作用，治疗将会失败，实际上甚至根本无法开始。自我认知开启这个过程，随后是自我护理和专业协助。1986年在新西兰启动了一项牙周认知计划，旨在通过提高公众和专业人士的知识水平来改善牙周健康。正是基于这样的知识基础，才能制定自我护理和辅助护理计划。本文介绍了新西兰的这项计划、面向公众和专业人士的信息以及它们的关联方式。强调了患者的自我评估和自我护理。面向牙医和辅助人员的新的基本牙周检查开启了一个分阶段、结构化的辅助护理计划。本文介绍了对该认知计划的审视以及未来的方向。慢性炎症性牙周疾病普遍存在，但专业人士知道几乎所有这些疾病都是可以预防、管理和控制的。患者和牙科专业人员意识到采取正确行动的必要性被视为改善牙周健康的关键。
