As the Community Oral Health instructor in a dental hygiene educational program, you are approached by the director of a local Head Start program in your community regarding collaboration on student community oral health projects. This is a combined Head Start and Early Head Start program. The community water supply in your area has a natural fluoride level of 0.9 mg of fluoride per liter of water.
-You design an oral health education program for the Head Start parents. It should reflect all the following principles EXCEPT one. Which one is the EXCEPTION?

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The intent of oral health education is to assist people in making decisions about their oral health and to choose behaviors conducive to maintaining this health. Information presented should be practical and understandable rather than technical. Oral health education should focus on intervention, skill acquisition, and adoption of evidence-based risk-reducing behaviors. It should be based on sound health promotion and health education theory to take into account the various factors, including social factors, attitudes, and the environment, that influence these decisions and affect the outcomes of oral health education.

As the Community Oral Health Instructor in a Dental Hygiene