[Preventive dental care from a sociological viewpoint].
In this essay the question is examined: Are there tendencies to "medicalisation" in the actual programmes of oral prevention? Medicalisation is interpreted as a subordination of the daily behaviour of clients under control of the medical system. Two possibilities of implementation of oral prophylaxis are discussed: Alternation of a concept of strict supervision and a concept of "oral self-care" emphasising more elements of behavioural self-control and empowerment.
Bauch
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Institut für Gesundheitsförderung und Organisationsentwicklung (IGO), Euskirchen.
D003777:Dental Prophylaxis / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D009910:Oral Hygiene / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends; D012648:Self Care / Q000639:trends; D012926:Social Control, Formal; D012927:Social Control, Informal