The most effective and essential way of improving the oral health status education

Chachra, Sanjay; Dhawan, Preeti; Kaur, Taranjit; Sharma, Aditi

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“…Einwag et al, in their study noted a positive effect of supervised brushing of teeth on the improvement of the state of oral hygiene in adolescents [20]. The current study, similar to other studies, shows that the direct patient-dentist communication may be one of the most effective methods for the improvement of oral hygiene and health promoting behaviours [21,22]. …”

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Effect of prophylactic actions on the state of oral health and hygienic habits in a selected age group

Wieczorek¹,

Rudzki²,

Łobacz³

et al. 2018

Ann Agric Environ Med.

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, Klichowska-Palonka M. Effect of prophylactic actions on the state of oral health and hygienic habits in a selected age group. Ann Agric Environ Med. doi: 10.26444/aaem/77975 Abstract Introduction and objective. The aim of the study was investigation of the effect of simple prophylactic methods on the motivation for concern about oral hygiene among 13-15-year-olds. Materials and method. The study covered 98 children from 4 groups attending junior high school. Adolescents from 3 groups were randomly qualified for conducting prophylactic procedures, while the fourth group constituted the control group. Three examinations were performed: preliminary and check-up examinations after 4 and 12 months. The state of the teeth and periodontium and the frequency of brushing of teeth were evaluated. Results. After 4 months, an increase in the number of decayed teeth was observed in all groups; in the control group it was significantly higher compared to the groups subjected to prophylactic actions. After 4 months in the groups covered by prophylactic actions, a significant decrease was obtained in the number of adolescents with CPITN > 0. In the examinations performed after 12 months, no significant differences were found in the value of the DMF and the CPITN index in the examined groups. In both examinations, after 4 and 12 months, the declared frequency of brushing teeth increased, especially in the group which had been provided individual instructions concerning oral hygiene. Conclusions. 1) Implementation of prophylactic methods resulted in an improvement in the state of oral health among junior high school adolescents. 2) Prophylactic actions should be regularly repeated.3) The provision of individual instruction with supervised individual teaching of brushing teeth resulted in an improvement in the motivation for concern about oral hygiene.

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Effect of prophylactic actions on the state of oral health and hygienic habits in a selected age group

Wieczorek¹,

Rudzki²,

Łobacz³

et al. 2018

Ann Agric Environ Med.

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“…Study involving maximum no. of students was conducted by Chachra et al, [15] in which the authors involved 972 students in their study. In all the other studies, the final sample size of the study population was not more than 500.…”

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“…Four of the studies used randomized controlled designs and provided adequate data for inclusion in the formal meta-analysis [10,12,15,18]. Three of the studies used plaque as one of their outcomes and only one used DMFT and DMFS index for assessing the oral hygiene status after conducting dental health education.…”

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“…Ten articles were found to be relevant to the impact of school dental health education, and hence were included in the present review [9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18]. Data from all the 10 articles was critically analyzed to determine the impact and effectiveness of school dental health education programmes conducted in different parts of the country [Table/ Fig-2].…”

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Impact of School Based Oral Health Education Programmes in India: A Systematic Review

Gambhir¹

2013

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“…A literature review identified seven studies conducted in India assessing the effect of school based oral health education on oral health outcomes (Parkash et al, 2004;Grewal et al, 2009;Ajithkrishnan et al, 2010;Bhardwaj et al, 2013;Gauba et al, 2013;Gambhir et al, 2013;Chachra et al, 2011). Because school based oral health education is in the early stages of development, the majority of these studies focused on guideline development rather than effective oral health education strategies.…”

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Head teachers’ views of oral health education in schools in Tamil Nadu, India

Veerasamy

Gage

Kirk

2017

Health Education Journal

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Introduction: Children and young people in India have a high prevalence of dental decay. As part of a broader epidemiological study we interviewed 10 head teachers to understand the status of, and challenges to, inclusion of oral health education in the curricula of public and private schools in Tamil Nadu, India. Objectives: There were two main objectives to the study: (i) to describe the views of head teachers about implementation of oral health education in school curricula; and (ii) to identify challenges to achieving oral health education in public and private schools in Tamil Nadu. Method: We implemented a qualitative descriptive design with a purposive sample of ten head teachers who participated in semi-structured interviews. Thematic coding was used to analyse and report the data. Results: There is the lack of oral health education in public and private schools in Tamil Nadu, India. Four main types of barriers to the initiation and implementation of oral health education were: lack of recognition, academic burden, the prioritisation of other health needs, and policy inequities. Head teachers acknowledged the lack of oral health education in their schools, yet also acknowledged the importance of oral health education in promoting students' health. Conclusion: Health curricula in Tamil Nadu schools lack integration of oral health education. Limited access to the services, cultural factors, policy deficiencies, insufficient awareness among policy makers, the nature of the education system, and a lack of research contribute to the current situation. Policy makers should address these barriers to enable and promote oral health education strategies in both private and public schools of Tamil Nadu.

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The most effective and essential way of improving the oral health status education

Abstract: The results of various parameters indicate that direct communication through the dentist proved to be the most effective communication approach as compared to the other two indirect communication approaches.

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Effect of prophylactic actions on the state of oral health and hygienic habits in a selected age group

Effect of prophylactic actions on the state of oral health and hygienic habits in a selected age group

Impact of School Based Oral Health Education Programmes in India: A Systematic Review

Head teachers’ views of oral health education in schools in Tamil Nadu, India

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