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Poul Erik Petersen

Researcher at University of Copenhagen

Publications -  183
Citations -  26222

Poul Erik Petersen is an academic researcher from University of Copenhagen. The author has contributed to research in topics: Health promotion & Public health. The author has an hindex of 67, co-authored 179 publications receiving 24256 citations. Previous affiliations of Poul Erik Petersen include World Health Organization & University of Copenhagen Faculty of Health Sciences.

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Effect of a school-based oral health education programme in Wuhan City, Peoples Republic of China

TL;DR: In experimental schools, mothers showed significant beneficial oral health developments, while teachers showed higher oral health knowledge and more positive attitudes, also being satisfied with training workshops, methods applied, materials used and involvement with children in OHE.
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Oral health and the impact of socio-behavioural factors in a cross sectional survey of 12-year old school children in Laos

TL;DR: High risk for caries is revealed for children with low or moderate attitude towards health, a history of dental visits and a preference for drinking sugary drinks during school hours, while school based health promotion should be implemented focussing on skills based learning and attitudes towards health.
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International comparisons of health inequalities in childhood dental caries.

TL;DR: Analyses combining beliefs, attitudes and behaviours found that parents' perceived ability to implement regular toothbrushing into their child's daily routine was the most important predictor of whether children had caries and this factor persisted in children from disadvantaged communities.
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Oral health situation of schoolchildren, mothers and schoolteachers in Saudi Arabia.

TL;DR: There is an urgent need for implementation of systematic oral health programmes for children in Saudi Arabia and positive attitudes towards school-based oral health promotion are revealed.
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Promoting oral health of children through schools--results from a WHO global survey 2012.

TL;DR: The range of school-based approaches to oral health is reviewed, what is meant by a Health Promoting School is described and the results of a World Health Organization global survey ofschool-based health promotion are reported.