Educational Intervention of Improve Student's Oral Health: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis School-Based

Abstract

Background: The present research aimed to assess the effects of oral health intervention programs at school level on students’ oral hygiene in developing countries. To this aim, a systematic review and meta-analysis approach was employed.
 Methods: The present research was done by surfing electronic databases with MEDLINE Ovid (Embase Ovid, Scopus), Web of Science from 2000 to Mar 2020. The data were collected using a standard type of data collection including specific studies to observational ones, and the data entered RevMan 2014. The eligibility criteria were individually randomized controlled trials (RCTs) or cluster-RCTs including quasi- experimental papers with oral health interventions. The RevMan 2014 package was used for a meta-analysis done through random-effects models.
 Results: Meta-analyses revealed statistically significant divergences in terms of knowledge (SMD 3.31, 95% CI 2.52 to 4.11; I2 = 98; P<0.001), attitude (SMD 1.99, 95% CI 0. 43 to 3.54; I2 = 99; P<0.001), behavior (SMD 4.74, 95% CI 3.70 to 5.77; I2 = 99; P<0.001), plaque index (SMD -1.01, 95% CI -1.50 to -0. 51; I2 = 97; P<0.001) and Gingival index (SMD 0. 33, 95% CI -0. 36 to 1. 02; I2 = 98; P=0.34) in the case of students who received educational interventions versus those with ordinary care.
 Conclusion: The present findings attested to the effectiveness of the educational interventions in improving oral health knowledge, attitudes, behaviors, and so on which can presumably contribute to a better oral hygiene, lower incidence of oral diseases, and lower costs of the treatments imposed by oral diseases.

The Public Health Approach to Oral Health: A Literature Review

“…Within the group-level, we included community-based, senior-citizen-centre-based, school-based, population-based, and workplace-based strategies. Here, the majority of articles fell into the community-based strategies [13][14][15][16][17][18], followed by school-based strategies [19][20][21]. At the individual-level, we identified two strategies: behavioural change interventions [22] and general OH promotion [23][24][25][26].…”

“…Within education and awareness, identified components were OH education, OH behaviour change motivation, behaviour guidance, and OH advocacy. The majority of articles had some component of OH education in their strategies [13,14,[16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][25][26][27][31][32][33][34][35][37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44][45][46][47][48][49], followed by a component related to OH behaviour change motivation [18- We then analysed the data to identify the main components of said strategies and grouped them in clusters based on their thematic similarities-focusing on educational, service-related, intervention, and policy aspects of OH. There were four clusters: (1) education and awareness, (2) OH services and access, (3) interventions and treatments, and (4) policy, environment, and population health.…”

The effect of an mHealth application based on continuous support and education on fear of childbirth, self-efficacy, and birth mode in primiparous women: A randomized controlled trial

“…While compared to the pre-pandemic period, the rate of CS increased during the COVID-19 pandemic [ 50 ], the high rate of CS in Iran has always been a challenge in the field of maternal health [ 51 ]. Although this study suggests a possible approach to reduce the number of CS, the rate of CS in this study, and overall in Iran [ 52 ] is still higher than the world health organization (WHO) recommendation (maximum of 15%) [ 53 ], and further research is needed to identify contributing factors to this high number of CS.…”

Impact of an Educational Intervention on Oral Health Knowledge and Bacterial Plaque Control in Male Secondary School Students in a Peruvian Province: A Quasi-Experimental Study

“…This reinforces the idea that educational intervention is an important tool to motivate adolescents to improve knowledge regarding oral health related topics. 38,40 It should be noted that there was a significant improvement in knowledge in all questions except Q15 (Which of the following foods do you think are harmful to teeth?) as the proportion of correct answers in both assessments did not present significant differences.…”

“…It is necessary at this stage to acquire sufficient knowledge and correct oral hygiene practices since these habits will be present during the growth process and will have a profound impact throughout their individual development. 8,38 Therefore, the purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of an educational intervention on oral health knowledge and bacterial plaque control in male secondary school students in a Peruvian province. Based on the results, the null hypothesis was rejected.…”