Will you write a summary for this paragraph please? “The importance of health behaviour change”Changing health behaviours is notoriously difficult. Some prime examples include how we have all been...

Will you write a summary for this paragraph please? “The importance of health behaviour change” Changing health behaviours is notoriously difficult. Some prime examples include how we have all been educated on the health benefits of regular exercise, but numerous individuals are sedentary. Almost everyone knows smoking is the leading preventable cause of death in Britain and the United States of America, yet many people continue to smoke. Most of us are also aware that consuming sugar increases risk of diabetes, caries and inflammatory diseases such as periodontal disease, but such awareness frequently fails to deter the behaviour. These examples clearly demonstrate that knowledge alone is not an effective motivator for changing health behaviour. Although genetics plays a part in susceptibility of some individuals to certain oral diseases such as periodontal disease, most oral disease is related to behaviours such as poor nutrition, sugar consumption, smoking, and failure to achieve effective daily biofilm removal or disruption. We know it is possible despite genetic risk factors to achieve and maintain a healthy periodontium with effective daily self-care and clinical therapies. We can educate our patients about oral disease, and instruct them in the use of the products we recommend; however, there is one fundamental truth: the only oral hygiene aids thatwork, are the ones they actually use. We only see our patients for an hour every three or six months, so their daily self-care is more significant than what happens in our chair. Consequently, changing oral health behaviour is a crucial factor in improvement and lasting maintenance of oral health.