抄録
If healthy gingiva and balanced dentition are maintained well from infancy to the age of 20 with fewest possible filling and restoration in the tooth caries, dental hygiene in the adulthood will be comparatively easy. However, in reality, many teeth are treated with restoration after the adolescent. Therefore, health education in the schools plays the import role for maintaining the dental health of children. Then, the author made survey on the involvement of dental health education in all textbooks currently used in Japanese elementary schools, junior and high schools, and also in the teacher’s manuals in the elementary schools. The data were organized into the materials. The survey reveals that only the textbooks in the elementary schools have description on dental hygiene, but most contents are not in depth.
