Barriers, Facilitators, Scope, And Feasibility of Integrating Oral Health into School Health Programs: A Qualitative Study ‎in Bengaluru, India

  • Authors

    • Dr. Anitha MDS, (PhD) R. Sagarkar Associate Professor, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Faculty of Dental Sciences MS Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences,Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.ORCID ID: 0000-0001-5180-5261 Scopus Author ID: 57218870031
    • Dr. Pushpanjali K Professor & Head, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Faculty of Dental Sciences MS Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. ORCID ID:0000-0003-4177-3133 Scopus Author ID: 35484567300
    • Dr. Suman Gadicherla Professor, Department of Community Medicine, MS Ramaiah Medical CollegeORCID ID: 0000-0002-6335-7600
    • Dr. Lalitha Krishnappa 4Professor, Department of Community Medicine, MS Ramaiah Medical CollegeORCID ID: 0000-0003-1484-8005
    https://doi.org/10.14419/zwedkg50

    Received date: July 22, 2025

    Accepted date: August 30, 2025

    Published date: October 5, 2025

  • School Oral Health Integration; Oral Health Promotion; Barriers and Facilitators; Qualitative Study; School-Based ‎Oral Health Initiatives; Health Educa-tion Frameworks.

  • Abstract

    This qualitative research study explored the barriers and facilitators, scope, and feasibility of integrating oral ‎health into school health programs in Bengaluru, India. Findings indicate that barriers such as resource ‎constraints, curriculum gaps, awareness and engagement deficits, environmental, structural, geographic ‎, and socioeconomic barriers, poor resources, inadequate curriculum, and limited awareness among key ‎stakeholders contribute to the significant hurdles in incorporating oral health into such programs. On the other ‎hand, facilitators emerged, such as administrative commitment, community collaboration, school children-centric engagement, support from strong administrators, coordination with the community, and active ‎involvement of school children, all of which can increase the feasibility of such initiatives. It further emphasizes the ‎role of innovative teaching methods and comprehensive health curricula in fostering sustainable oral health ‎practices. The study provided recommendations to design effective oral health programs, which can be adapted ‎for use in other urban contexts to promote lifelong health benefits and reduce future healthcare costs‎.

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    R. Sagarkar, D. A. M. (PhD) ., K, D. P. ., Gadicherla , D. S. ., & Krishnappa, D. L. . (2025). Barriers, Facilitators, Scope, And Feasibility of Integrating Oral Health into School Health Programs: A Qualitative Study ‎in Bengaluru, India. International Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, 14(6), 71-79. https://doi.org/10.14419/zwedkg50