... placeprior to the programme (August1998). Training was in the valueof teeth and general health, diet and nutrition, oral anatomy and tooth development, causes and prevention of dental caries and periodontal ... health knowledge by children. The class-room instructions focussed ongeneral health, oral health, teeth and their functions, dental plaque and tooth decay, diet, sugar and health (general and ... cariesexperience and oral health habitsof children, and oral health knowl-edge, attitudes and behaviour ofmothers. In addition, levels of oral health knowledge and attitudes ofteachers and their involvement...