Oral health in global school health curriculum - scoping review.

Researchers systematically reviewed global evidence on how oral health is taught in schools, finding sparse and inconsistent documentation across 42 sources, with most programmes integrated into broader curricula, delivered by teachers, and targeting preventive knowledge rather than behaviour change.

A plain-English summary of the study's own findings — we don't add our own claims or interpretation. Read the full paper for the complete methods and results, and apply your own clinical judgement.