Report of two dental health programmes for adolescents in the Lothian Region of Scotland

Abstract One thousand and sixty secondary school children were enrolled in a study to assess the value of two dental disease prevention programmes over a period of 24 months. The effects of an education programme utilizing a hygienist working from a dental caravan were compared with a teacher-based scheme, and a control group. The hygienist group had a lower incidence of dental caries, but the results were of little clinical importance. Both active groups had significantly less gingivitis than the control group at the end of the programme ( P