title: [The effect of health educational measures on the state of oral hygiene. 1. Relationship between intensity and effectiveness].
abstract: The effectiveness of health educational measures increases with the time spent for them. A health education which motivates the patients towards personal activity is unequivocally superior to passive forms of health education such as information, instruction and demonstration.
mesh_terms: D003773:Dental Plaque / Q000175:diagnosis; D003812:Dentist-Patient Relations; D005859:Germany, East; D006267:Health Education, Dental / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D009042:Motivation; D009910:Oral Hygiene; D010174:Pamphlets; D013194:Staining and Labeling; D014099:Toothbrushing
vernacular_title: Der Einfluss gesundheitserzieherischer Massnahmen auf den oralen Hygienezustand