Oral Health Behaviour and Predictors of Oral Health Behaviour Among Patients With Diabetes in the Republic of Mauritius

Paurobally, Nesha; Kruger, Estie; Tennant, Marc

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“…Moreover, the frequency of oral diseases and subsequent oral health-related costs would decrease [ 34 ]. Nesha et al [ 35 ] observed that only a tiny portion of their research group had received information on the impact of periodontal disease on DM from their endocrinologist, which is consistent with the current findings. The mean oral health knowledge score of all three groups increased after the educational intervention, which was in agreement with the results of studies conducted in Iran [ 36 , 37 ], and Thailand [ 38 ].…”

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Improvement of oral health knowledge and behavior of diabetic patients: an interventional study using the social media

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Background Diabetic patients are not often aware of relationship between diabetes mellitus (DM) and periodontal diseases, and the researchers recommend further knowledge enhancement of diabetic patients in this regard. This study aimed to enhance oral health knowledge of diabetic adults via an educational intervention. Methods In this interventional study, three private offices of endocrinologists specialized in treatment of DM were selected for the recruitment of participants. In total, 120 diabetic adults (40 from each office) took part in an educational intervention in three groups (patients from each office made up one group): (I) physician-aid, (II) researcher-aid, and (III) social media. In group (I), participants received educational materials (brochure and CD) from their endocrinologist, in group (II) participants received educational materials from researcher. Group (III) joining an educational group in WhatsApp for 3 months. A self-reported standard questionnaire was filled out by the patients before, and after the intervention to assess oral health knowledge. Data were analyzed by SPSS version 21 using independent t-test, Mann-Whitney test, Chi-square test, and ANCOVA. Results The mean oral health knowledge score increased in all three groups after the educational interventions (P < 0.001); the highest increase occurred in the social media group. Toothbrushing twice daily or more had the greatest improvement in the physician-aid group compared with the other two groups (P < 0.001). The greatest improvement in dental flossing once daily or more occurred in the social media group (P = 0.01). The mean level of the hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) decreased in all three groups, but not significantly (P = 0.83). Conclusion The results showed that educational interventions enhance oral health knowledge, and improve the behavior of diabetic adults. The education via the social media can be an efficient method for knowledge enhancement of diabetic patients.

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“…Accordingly, the frequency of oral diseases and subsequent oral health-related costs would decrease (34). Consistent with the present results, Nesha et al (35) reported that only a small percentage of their study population had received information regarding the effect of periodontal disease on DM through their endocrinologist.…”

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Improvement of oral health knowledge and behavior of diabetic patients: An interventional study by using the social media

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Background: Diabetic patients are not often aware of the relationship between diabetes mellitus (DM) and periodontal diseases, and researchers recommend further knowledge enhancement of diabetic patients in this regard. This study aimed to enhance the oral health knowledge of diabetic adults through an educational intervention. Methods: In this interventional study, three private offices of endocrinologists specialized in treatment of DM were selected for recruitment of the participants. Totally, 120 diabetic adults (40 from each office) participated in an educational intervention in three groups (patients from each office comprised one group): (I) physician-aid (receiving an educational brochure and CD from their endocrinologist), (II) researcher-aid (receiving an educational brochure and CD from the researcher), and (III) social media (joining an educational group in WhatsApp for 3 months). A self-reported standard questionnaire was filled out by patients before and after the intervention to assess oral health knowledge. Data were analyzed by SPSS version 21 using independent t-test, Mann-Whitney test, Chi-square test, and ANCOVA. Results: The mean oral health knowledge score increased in all three groups after the educational interventions (P<0.001); the highest increase occurred in the social media group. Toothbrushing twice daily or more had the greatest improvement in physician-aid group compared with the other two groups (P<0.001). The greatest improvement in dental flossing once daily or more occurred in the social media group (P=0.01). The mean level of the hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) decreased in all three groups but not significantly (P=0.83). Conclusion: The results revealed that educational interventions enhance the oral health knowledge and improve the behavior of diabetic adults. Education through the social media can be an efficient method for knowledge enhancement of diabetic patients.

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“…There are many studies associating diabetes mellitus (DM) with oral health (Shawnda et al, 2021;Melanie et al, 2020;Nesha et al, 2021). These studies concluded that, there is a need to improve dental health education on DM, to consider the risk of DM in every dental patient and to emphasize on preventive oral care to diabetic patient.…”

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Sciences (IJOHS) is a peer reviewed biannual international journal dedicated to publish high quality of scientific research in the field of orofacial sciences, health sciences and interdisciplinary fields, including basic, applied and clinical research. The journal welcomes review articles, original research, case reports and letters to the editor. Areas that are covered include but are not limited to dental sciences, oral microbiology and immunology, oral maxillofacial and craniofacial surgery and imaging, dental stem cells and regenerative medicine, dental biomaterial, oral maxillofacial genetic and craniofacial deformities, dental public health and health sciences.

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Oral Health Behaviour and Predictors of Oral Health Behaviour Among Patients With Diabetes in the Republic of Mauritius

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