Oral cancer is the sixth most common cancer in the world and highly prevalent in in South-east Asian countries (Ken Russell Coelho2012, Warnakulasuriya S, 2010, Sully C  et al 2008). India has the highest prevalence of oral cancer in the world (20/100,000 population) and Incidence expected to rise by 2030 (Gupta B et al 2013, Ken Russell Coelho 2012, WHO 2005). There are challenges to tackle rise in the burden as there is inequality in the distribution of dental work force which is concentrated in urban areas. Primary health care facilities are established and successfully operating in our country since 1946 (park k 2011).  Various national health programs are reached to 1.3 billion Indian populations. The feasibility of utilising the primary health care personnel (PHCP) for promoting oral health is still in dawn stage.

So the possibility of leveraging on health care personnel to tackle the existing health burden, oral health promotion, and its need in  minimising challenges have to be established. Health education is a most important and powerful tool to address the issue as it is reported often in the literature.  The health education regarding the oral cancer and risk factors will be planned to the primary health care workforce. Health education based on theories or models help us to understand the factors that are influencing on behaviours. If the factors are properly understood the strategies and methods can be prepared which communicates better with the community and the goals are achieved. Theories are ‘‘useful in planning, implementing, and evaluating interventions’’ and are particularly valued in health promotion because they can explain influences on health as well as suggest ways where audience change can be achieved (Hall & Johnson-Turbes 2015; Jönsson et al. 2012, pine 2007).So this thesis will explore the feasible and sustainable health education model to create the awareness in the community regarding the oral cancer and its prevention