title: [How can the largest possible number of people be reached by a prophylaxis program in a country with a scattered population?].
abstract: Two prophylactic programs are described suited to Icelandic conditions: a basic program for the majority of children and youth, and an additional program for individuals who have unusually high caries activities, -called the risk-group. The basic program consists of a) information distributed to groups on diets, including a restricted use of carbohydrates, b) instructions in dental hygiene, c) regular use of fluoride in the form of mouth-wash or tooth-brushing with a fluoride-solution. The additional program aims at individual motivation, explanation of cause and effect and intensive fluorideutilization.
mesh_terms: D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005460:Fluorides, Topical / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006267:Health Education, Dental; D006801:Humans; D007055:Iceland; D009910:Oral Hygiene; D011156:Population Density; D011313:Preventive Dentistry; D012306:Risk
chemical_list: D005460:Fluorides, Topical
vernacular_title: Hvorledes kan en nå en størst mulig del av befolkningen med profylaktiske tiltak i et land med spredt bosetning?