[Effectiveness of a health education technique in Mexican children]. / Análisis de la eficacia de una técnica de educación para la salud en niños mexicanos.

Presents the application of an instruction package and, through it has been evaluated the efficacy of a health training program for children. By way of the use of this program on the elementary school, we detect the benefit to achieve with it, been compare with a control group, this comparison shows the health education efficacy on the oral prevention. Finally, some recommendations are made for the application of this program.

[The endodontist and AIDS]. / El endodoncista y el SIDA.

Results of 235 surveys applied to odontologists performing root canal treatments to ascertain their general knowledge about AIDS. Special emphasis is made on preventive measures they take in their daily practice during handling of the patient, instruments and materials. The most outstanding characteristics of the disease are mentioned and some recommendations set forth for an adequate and safe treatment of the patient at the dentist's office.

[The relationship of pulp and periodontal disease in patients in a specialty clinic]. / Estudio sobre la relación de las enfermedades pulpares y periodontales en los pacientes de la clínica de especialidad.

This paper describes an epidemiological-clinical study performed at the Iztacala School of Professional Studies, a dependency of the National Autonomous University of Mexico. Records of 2,733 patients treated over a four year period were analyzed so as to examine the relationship between pulp and periodontal diseases, both of which are extremely prevalent in the Mexican population. On the basis of results thus yielded, it was possible to make specific recommendations regarding dental care following diagnosis.