The effects of oral health education regarding periodontal health on non-dental undergraduates in southwestern China—exploring the feasibility of an e-learning course for oral health promotion

Wu, Zhiwu; Li, Mingming; Zhu, Fangzhi; Lei, Lei; Cheng, Ran; Hu, Tao

doi:10.1186/s12903-021-01476-5

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“…This research is based on the Oral Prophylaxis and Hygiene course in Sichuan University [11,16], which is a high-quality public course aimed mostly at nonmedical undergraduates to distribute oral and general health information. Its ultimate goal is to aid college students and the 6 Disease Markers society in gaining a better understanding of oral diseases and OHGH, as well as to guide the young generation in building the concept of humanistic care and the health concept of prevention before it arises.…”

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“…In the course "Oral Prophylaxis and Hygiene," which is primarily for nonmedical undergraduates at Sichuan University [11], the teaching team insists on the concept of "prevention first" and teaches students about oral diseases and their correlation with systemic diseases through popularization, guiding them to understand the importance of maintaining oral health in order to achieve better overall health. This course has been taught in a typical classroom setting for the previous ten years.…”

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“…A small private online course (SPOC), in contrast to the massive open online course (MOOC) and other open online courses, has similar teaching resources as MOOC but is tailored to the needs of the participants, because of characteristics including a variety of delivery formats, high efficiency of dissemination, and high precision of the course content [13,14]. Therefore, after trying some innovations in teaching methods such as online teaching, clinical case sharing, or guided discussions on the current public health situation as the COVID-19 outbreak [11,15,16], the SPOC blended teaching mode is further introduced in this course to better achieve an easy-to-understand but professional science popularization education for undergraduates, particularly for nonmedical undergraduates.…”

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“…Data Collection and Analysis. SPSS 25.0 (IBM Corp., New York, NY, USA) was used to get the Cronbach's alpha coefficient [11]. The data were analyzed by GraphPad Prism 9.1 software.…”

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Objective. To see how effective a blended teaching model based on a small private online course (SPOC) is in a science popularization education course on oral health-general health (OHGH). Methods. The SPOC blended teaching model was created using an elective classroom course “Oral Prophylaxis and Hygiene” in conjunction with an online learning course called “Preventive Dentistry” from the China University massive open online course (MOOC) for the science popularization education on OHGH. Students’ evaluations and teaching efficacy of this science popularization education course were tested using pre- and postcourse questionnaires. Results. In all, 105 valid questionnaires were returned. Before the course, 95.2% of the students expressed an interest in learning more knowledge on oral disease and OHGH. When compared to those of the precourse, students’ knowledge of oral diseases and OHGH was significantly higher ( P < 0.0001 ) and the associated practice after science popularization education was much increased ( P < 0.0001 or P = 0.0005 ), except for root canal therapy ( P = 0.3886 ). The scores of students on the scientific popularization task also improved when compared to those of the previous classroom-only teaching ( P < 0.0001 ). In the postcourse questionnaire, students rated the SPOC teaching mode significantly higher than both online learning and classroom teaching alone ( P < 0.0001 ; P = 0.0117 ); the SPOC blended teaching was judged as more suitable for science popularization education ( P < 0.0001 ). Conclusion. The application of the SPOC teaching mode for the science popularization education course on OHGH to nonmedical undergraduates has better teaching outcomes and is more likely to be accepted by college students.

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“…Periodontal diseases are disease processes involving the periodontium i.e. tooth supporting structures, which include the gingiva, alveolar bone, cementum, and periodontal ligament [1][2][3]. Periodontal disease starts as a mild form, gingivitis is a reversible condition seen in 90% of the population.…”

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Assessment of Knowledge, Awareness and Practices about Periodontal Disease among Secondary School Teachers

Suragimath¹,

Ashwinirani²,

Shetgaonkar³

2022

Int J Pharm Res Allied Sci

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Periodontal disease if left untreated, results in loss of teeth and contributes to systemic inflammation. Prompt realization and treatment of gingivitis and improving the oral hygiene measures will prevent its spread to the underlying periodontium. School teachers play an important role as a positive stimulus on the overall development of the students. The current questionnaire-based cross-sectional study was conducted to assess knowledge, awareness, and practice (KAP) about the periodontal disease among 300 secondary school teachers. The structured questionnaire containing twenty questions was divided into three parts KAP. The teachers completed the questionnaire under the supervision of a research assistant through one-to-one interviews. Data analysis was performed using statistical software and descriptive statistics were calculated with a p-value of 0.05. The Chi-square test was used to analyze responses in relation to three domains KAP of the study population. The total of 300 subjects who participated in the study, included 178 males (59%) and 122 females (41%). The majority of teachers had sufficient knowledge of the causes and prevention of gingivitis but poor awareness and practices. It was concluded that the oral health knowledge was found satisfactory among the secondary school teachers with poor awareness and practices. The school curriculum subjects should incorporate topics related to oral health and diseases. The teachers should be made aware of oral health maintenance measures, which they can inculcate among the students. This will improve the overall oral and general health among the students, who are the future generations of the nation.

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The effect of scaling and root planning on the periodontal condition in hemodialysis patients: A clinical trial study

Raeesi,

Mohammadi Moghaddam,

Naghavi

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Background and AimsPeriodontitis is very common in kidney patients undergoing hemodialysis. The two diseases interact with each other so that kidney failure exacerbates periodontal disease and periodontal disease increases the severity of the renal failure. This study aimed to compare the effect of scaling and root planning on the periodontal status of hemodialysis patients and the healthy control group.MethodsA clinical trial study of 60 subjects, 30 subjects in the dialysis group with chronic periodontitis, and 30 with chronic periodontitis who were systemically healthy was conducted. After a health education session, gingival pocket depth (PD) measurement, and clinical attachment level (CAL), scaling was performed for both groups. Then, the mentioned indices were measured consequently, at 4 and 8 weeks of treatment. Improvement in both groups was analyzed by Mann–Whitney and paired sample t‐test at the significance level of 0.05 by SPSS software.ResultsIn both groups, the decrease in PD and CAL was steadily observed from the first to the third time and the changes from the first to the second and the first to the third time were significant however it was not significant between the second and third time. Mean PD and CAL in the dialysis group were higher than in the nondialysis group, which was significant (p < 0.001) for the mean PD. The mean improvement of PD and CAL in dialysis patients was 14.31 ± 10.48 and 17.60 ± 7.83%, respectively, and the mean improvement of PD in the nondialysis group was significantly higher than in the dialysis group (p = 0.008).ConclusionPeriodontal treatment (scaling) causes more improvement in periodontal clinical parameters in healthy people with periodontitis than in dialysis patients.

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The effects of oral health education regarding periodontal health on non-dental undergraduates in southwestern China—exploring the feasibility of an e-learning course for oral health promotion

Cited by 11 publications

References 38 publications

Science Popularization Education regarding Oral Health-General Health for Nonmedical Undergraduates Applying a SPOC Teaching Model

Science Popularization Education regarding Oral Health-General Health for Nonmedical Undergraduates Applying a SPOC Teaching Model

Assessment of Knowledge, Awareness and Practices about Periodontal Disease among Secondary School Teachers

The effect of scaling and root planning on the periodontal condition in hemodialysis patients: A clinical trial study

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