Background: Among many other health issues around the globe oral disease is one of the emerging health problems in the domain of noncommunicable diseases. The objective of the study was to compare the difference between motivational counseling (MC) and traditional dental education (TDE). Methods: Intervention study in which two groups were made, each from a different randomly selected Federal Government School. One school for MC technique and the other for TDE .The sample size was 250 in which 147 were for MC and 103 for the TDE. A pre-test baseline was taken with the help of a pre structured questionnaire to identify the knowledge, attitude and practices of mid-level standard students. Later on post-test was conducted in both the groups after 15 days interval, in which a refreshing session on the seventh day was given to the intervention group only. Results: The MC group showed increase in knowledge about oral hygiene, gums, tooth cleaning material and dental care practices. TDE group showed significant increase only in knowledge about oral hygiene. Conclusion: Schools provide the most suitable platform for promoting oral health. So, it is necessary to have an effective method of education for developing self-driven attitude through MC.

Background: The main purpose of this study is to evaluate the oral health of diabetic patients through the application of Knowledge, Attitude and Practices (KAP), since periodontitis considered to be one of the complications of diabetes. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted at THQ hospital, Kahuta district Rawalpindi, where 104 diabetic patients were selected as study participants. Data was collected by using a structured questionnaire and further analysis was done by using SPSS 21. Results: The study showed that only 38.5% of the participants had adequate knowledge regarding oral manifestations of diabetes. The oral health attitudes and compliance of suggested oral cleanliness practices were also poor. The study results showed that 55% of the diabetic patients brushed their teeth once a day. While only 16.3% brushed twice a day. 39.4% of the participants did not visit the dental clinic within the last 1 year. Conclusion: The study concluded that knowledge about the oral complications was deficient in the diabetic patients. There is need to improve the oral health knowledge of the diabetic patients along with emphasis on adaptation of oral hygiene practices, regular dental visits and strict glycemic control.

Background: Globally, Pakistan is the 5th populous country. To increase the use of family planning services by public private business model, Punjab Population Innovation Fund selected “Connect4fp” project implemented by International Rescue Committee organization. The purpose of this research was to determine the impact of mobile health(mHealth) advice on family planning in project area. This project was implemented in 9 Union councils of district Multan, Pakistan. The innovative idea of this project was the use of mobile phones to spread family planning knowledge among community in the form of Interactive Voice Response (IVR) as well as Short Message Service (SMS) (i.e., text messages). Methods: A cross-sectional study targeted 197 men as well as women (mostly married women of reproductive age) receiving mobile messages or recorded robocalls from the project area. The purpose was to assess their family planning knowledge and awareness by using structured Likert scale questionnaire. Secondly the viewpoint about mHealth and its effect on family planning was determined from 40 private providers and 27 Family planning Champions (who were part of the project) by telephonic interviews. Their response was quantified by using Likert scale. Descriptive statistics were calculated of the study’s main variables. The association of family planning knowledge of community members was determined to their contraceptive use by using Chi square. Results:  The results specified that 60% community members included in this study told that their family planning knowledge is increased due to this mHealth program. 36% Private providers while 75% FP Champions were agreed that family planning patients are increased due to this mHealth program. Conclusion: Mobile messages and robocalls about family planning sent in local language positively contributed to increase FP knowledge and awareness in community. This may trigger communication about family planning within couples, as a result increase use of family planning services.