A Report on the Oral Health Needs of a Specific Target Group of the Population
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A REPORT ON THE ORAL HEALTH NEEDS OF A SPECIFIC TARGET GROUP OF THE POPULATION
THE BROWNIES
INTRODUCTION
I was tasked to produce a report on a chosen target group. The target group that I chose was the Brownies. This is a group of girls aged between 7 & 11 years old. The aim of my report is to highlight specific health problems of young children. I also aim to identify the main barriers to dental care, which children may experience, and show detailed examples of how to over come them. I will also highlight their socio-economic considerations, and the need for oral health education and promotion for the young. The target group should cover the needs for both the parents and the children.
DEFITIONS
The word parent means ‘one who has begotten or borne offspring, father or mother’. And the word child means ‘young human being, boy or girl’. The word Brownie means an elf like person who is a member of the junior branch of guides. Definitions are from the Collins dictionary.
Today’s parents can range in age from the youngest mother at 12 years of age and the youngest father at 11 years of age to the oldest mother to give birth was 62 years of age and the oldest father is 82 years of age.
Parents come from a wide range of social economic and ethnic backgrounds.
Social economic status of the parents does have an effect on the dental needs for that group.
CHILDREN OF SCHOOL AGE
The environment in to which the children are brought up in varies, as the extended family was over taken by the nuclear family. In many families both parents work. Therefore, a number of children are looked after by their grand parents, during the school holidays and after school until the parents finish work. This is due to high cost of childcare.
Young children are dependent on their parents for their oral health needs. As society changes, more and more children have more control over their lives. Children today are becoming more aware of the media, peer...
THE BROWNIES
INTRODUCTION
I was tasked to produce a report on a chosen target group. The target group that I chose was the Brownies. This is a group of girls aged between 7 & 11 years old. The aim of my report is to highlight specific health problems of young children. I also aim to identify the main barriers to dental care, which children may experience, and show detailed examples of how to over come them. I will also highlight their socio-economic considerations, and the need for oral health education and promotion for the young. The target group should cover the needs for both the parents and the children.
DEFITIONS
The word parent means ‘one who has begotten or borne offspring, father or mother’. And the word child means ‘young human being, boy or girl’. The word Brownie means an elf like person who is a member of the junior branch of guides. Definitions are from the Collins dictionary.
Today’s parents can range in age from the youngest mother at 12 years of age and the youngest father at 11 years of age to the oldest mother to give birth was 62 years of age and the oldest father is 82 years of age.
Parents come from a wide range of social economic and ethnic backgrounds.
Social economic status of the parents does have an effect on the dental needs for that group.
CHILDREN OF SCHOOL AGE
The environment in to which the children are brought up in varies, as the extended family was over taken by the nuclear family. In many families both parents work. Therefore, a number of children are looked after by their grand parents, during the school holidays and after school until the parents finish work. This is due to high cost of childcare.
Young children are dependent on their parents for their oral health needs. As society changes, more and more children have more control over their lives. Children today are becoming more aware of the media, peer...