ORIGINAL RESEARCHbehavioral modification techniques which can benefit remote areas like Northeast India more effectively.
Materials a n d MethodsA cross-sectional study was conducted to perform the content analysis of the oral health information in Science textbooks. The study was conducted from September 2021 to January 2022. For this study, seven state boards (Assam, Mizoram, introduction Oral diseases such as dental caries and gingival diseases affect about 80% of school-going children worldwide. 1 WHO has focused and prioritized community-based preventive oral health promotion activities over the general therapeutic approach to address the worldwide burden of oral illnesses. 2,3 Northeast India is an example of a marginalized region. Northeast India's oral health is dire, yet behavioral data is in little supply, making it difficult to organize and evaluate health promotion activities. Oral health issues have a direct or indirect detrimental impact on one's quality of life. 4 It impairs speech, self-esteem, and daily activities, but because it makes it painful to eat normally, it also causes underweight youngsters to have aberrant cognitive development.The literature in Northeast India is replete with information about the high frequency of dental caries and substance usage, particularly cigarettes, among children and adolescents. 5 India is already witnessing a transforming stage with the introduction of the New Education Policy of India 2020 (NEP 2020) 2020 which emphasizes early childhood care and education. School-based health education is effective in broadening knowledge and fostering the attitudes necessary for healthy behavior. School textbooks also are the cornerstone of education and hence the material included inside them must be correct. The monitoring of information related to oral health in government school Science textbooks in Northeast India will provide a deeper insight into this region and may aid public administrators in the formulation of oral health-related messages policies, as well as