[Dental caries prevention program in children and adolescents living in residential institutions].

The Aim Of The Study: Was to assess the effectiveness of a new dental caries prevention program in children of various ages living in residential institutions.

Materials And Methods: The program of oral health promotion and caries prevention was introduced in the autonomous non-profit organization «Social rehabilitation center Solba». The study comprised 98 children aged 12-17 years divided into two groups: the main group of 52 children aged 12-16 years enrolled in the program in 2013 in pre-school (32 children) and primary school age (20 children) and the control group of 46 adolescents aged 12-17 years not included in the program.