INTRODUCTION:Health education strategies used in school environments can provide chances in health habits for children. OBJECTIVE: Evaluate oral health and occlusion conditions in preschoolers from Patos, Paraíba. Also, ART techniques were used. MATERIAL AND METHOD: The sample was constituted by 169 children enrolled in municipal children education schools and public baby care system. Ludic activities were used as public health instruments of work and Simplified Oral Hygiene Index (OHI-S) as a tool for children's oral health follow up. Besides, a Foster and Hamilton Index was used to measure occlusion profile and ART technique was done to restore tooth decay. RESULT: The OHI-S was decreased showing the follow results: deficient hygiene (20.7% to 4.1%), regular (62.1% to 49.7%), and good oral hygiene (8.9% to 32%). Regarding to occlusal parameters, the index showed: normal occlusion: 71.6%, normal overjet: 35.5%, normal overbite: 40.8%, and 75.1% of posterior cross-bite absence. CONCLUSION:Educative activities based on ludic strategies and simple restoration techniques can promote enhancement on children oral health levels.
Health promotion; school health; dental care