Determinantes sociales de la salud, microbioma oral y sus implicaciones prácticas en ámbitos escolares

Background: The implementation, development, and fine-tuning of oral health educational strategies in schools, as a fundamental strategy for health promotion, is considered an effective tool for the development of protective practices in oral health. Purpose: This article, an analysis of experiences and research of the authors in social and community dentistry, seeks to contribute to the discussion and reflection on health promotion and strategic axis of oral health education in the school environment, from the perspective of the social determinants of health. Methods: A review of literature on social determinants and their relation to general and oral health, education, and the economy in the context of the school environment of children in basic education, reviewing national and international experiences, was conducted. Results and Conclusions: The school environment is a very dynamic space in which diverse educational actors come together immersed in a macroeconomic context. It is also a relevant setting for the development of protective health practices, in which it is imperative to approach the social, cultural, political, environmental, and economic environment of the school community that allows the development and implementation of oral health promotion programs. The implementation of oral health strategies in health promotion programs should be part of the school curriculum for which it is important to establish alliances between the academy and educational institutions through health professionals and the school community in general, taking into account the social determinants of health.