Evaluation of school oral health education program- A review

Abstract

The objectives of this review were to examine the various methods of school oral health instruction process and to identify success factors for oral health promotion along with the development of a future framework of action for Oral Health Promotion. In this review, the members of the working groups performed the systematic literature search, screening process, rating of the evidence, assessment of the evidence and presentation of the contents of the evidence to the reader. In this study we performed literature searched published between1990 to 2013. Using database including MEDLINE, PUBMED, HINARI, Google and yahoo health. A total of 31 articles were retrieved and 15 of them were selected for review. Inclusion and exclusion criteria were chosen by working group such as studies reported any oral health promotion intervention in school were eligible for inclusion, Study conducted in the school for adult education or handicapped or disables were excluded, oral health education for adult were excluded In this review the working group tried to synthesize the qualitative and quantitative findings from the selected article. All studies were interventiona, the main intervention was oral health education in variable format along with other activities like fissure sealant, application of fluoride, distribution of tooth brush and toothpaste. In oral health education, presentation materials such as poster, tooth brushing model, life model and multimedia presentation were used. The investigators in five studies distributed tooth brush, tooth paste, tooth brushing calendar etc. Maximum investigators concluded that school oral health education is more or less effective in all situations, the summary of this review confirmed the hypothesis that there would be better and more homogenous oral health in schools where comprehensive oral health activities were developed compared with non-supportive schools. School oral health improvement activities has a great impact for the improvement of oral health among the children. The efficacy of oral health education is well-established and it was found that Oral health education in the school decreased the development of new dental diseases among school children. Majority of students had an adequate level of knowledge on oral health but low level of oral health practices. Reinforcement and encourage to maintain the oral health will be more effective for the long term sustainable oral health. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bjdre.v3i2.16613 Bangladesh Journal of Dental Research & Education Vol.3(2) 2013: 45-50

Teacher’s Role on Oral Health Promoting School

“…(4,5) Pendidikan kesehatan gigi dan mulut adalah upaya untuk mempengaruhi seseorang agar berperilaku baik dan memotivasi untuk menjaga kesehatan gigi dan mulut, serta meningkatkan kesadaran masyarakat akan pentingnya kesehatan gigi dan mulut dan memberikan pengertian cara-cara memelihara kesehatan gigi dan mulut. (6) Anak-anak menghabiskan sebagian besar waktunya di sekolah, sehingga pengembangan lingkungan yang sehat dan adopsi perilaku mempromosikan kesehatan sesuai apabila dilakukan di sekolah. (7,8) Intervensi siswa sekolah dilakukan dengan tujuan agar pembelajaran tentang kebersihan dan kesehatan gigi bisa dilaksanakan sedini mungkin untuk meningkatkan pengetahuan siswa tentang pentingnya menjaga kesehatan, khususnya kesehatan gigi dan mulut serta kesehatan tubuh dan lingkungan pada umumnya.…”

School-based educational intervention to improve children’s oral health-related behaviors in rural Bangladesh

“…13 Khan et al reported that the majority of school children had an adequate level of knowledge on oral health but had a low level of oral health practice. 4 Thus, research on oral health education should focus more on children's behavioral changes. Finally, although many oral health education interventions have been effective in improving oral health behaviors in developing and developed countries, 1,7,14 very few previous studies have focused on the effectiveness of age-specific and skill-based education on children's oral health-related behaviors in rural Bangladesh.…”

“…[1][2][3] Previous studies have reported that poor oral health negatively affects the growth, development, and self-esteem of children, as well as their ability to eat, learn, and communicate. [1][2][3][4] Children with poor oral health are 12 times more likely to have restricted days away from school study, including missing school, comparing with those who have better oral health. 5 Globally each year, oral diseases, particularly dental caries, among children account for more than 50 million lost school hours.…”

“…Previous reports have suggested that many Bangladeshi children have increased their consumption of snacks and soft drinks, combined with an insufficient use of fluoride and inadequate oral hygiene. 4,10 In addition, many Bangladeshi children have limited access to oral health services due to financial constraints and a lack of dental care facilities. 10 Schools therefore are an ideal setting in which to provide oral health education.…”

Dental erosion potential of beverages and bottled drinking water in Bangladesh

“…A recent survey showed that 52% of the 147 participating pregnant women presented with the prevalence of moderate to severe dental erosion [19] . This erosion prevalence may be attributed not only to the increased consumption of low pH drinks (as predicted from market research data) but also from poor oral hygiene practice, lack of dental education, and unaffordable dental care among general population of Bangladesh [20][21][22] . Thus, identifying the sources of such erosion including the dental erosion potential of locally available soft drinks, energy drinks, fruit juices, and bottled drinking water has become significant.…”