Effectiveness of Oral Health Education Methods on Oral Hygiene in Children and Adolescents with Visual Impairment: A Systematic Review

Pendahuluan: Tunanetra merupakan istilah yang digunakan untuk kondisi seseorang yang mengalami gangguan dalam indera penglihatannya. Keterbatasan fisik yang dialami oleh tunanetra menyebabkan pengetahuan tentang kesehatan gigi dan mulut sulit didapatkan dan cenderung memiliki tingkat kebersihan gigi dan mulut yang rendah. Oleh karena itu diperlukan pendekatan khusus agar pengetahuan dan kebersihan gigi dan mulut dapat meningkat. Tujuan penelitian ini untuk menganalisis pengaruh edukasi kesehatan gigi dan mulut berbasis Braille terhadap tingkat kebersihan gigi dan mulut penyandang tunanetra. Metode: Jenis penelitian ini merupakan pre-eksperimental dengan desain penelitian one-group pretest-posttest design. Subjek penelitian berjumlah 18 siswa penyandang tunanetra SLB-A TPA dan SLB Negeri Jember yang diberikan edukasi berupa buku panduan kesehatan gigi dan mulut berbasis buku Braille. Subjek diminta untuk menjaga kebersihan gigi dan mulut salah satunya dengan menyikat gigi dua kali sehari selama 21 hari. Pengukuran tingkat kebersihan gigi dan mulut dilakukan menggunakan indeks OHI-S Green dan Vermillion. Pengukuran dilakukan pada hari ke-1 (evaluasi 1) sebelum diberi perlakuan dan pelatihan sikat gigi, hari ke-10 (evaluasi 2), dan hari ke-21 (evaluasi 3). Data dianalisis dengan uji komparatif parametrik paired sample t-test. Hasil: Distribusi data adalah normal dengan p-value (p>0,05) sebesar 0,200 (evaluasi 1), 0,126 (evaluasi 2), dan 0,118 (evaluasi 3). Edukasi yang diberikan selama 10 hari tidak menurunkan indeks OHI-S dengan p-value 0,317 (p>0,05). Edukasi selama 21 hari dapat menurunkan indeks OHI-S dengan p-value sebesar 0,000 (p<0,05). Simpulan: Pemberian edukasi kesehatan gigi dan mulut berbasis buku Braille pada penyandang tunanetra di SLB-A-TPA dan SLB Negeri Jember berpengaruh terhadap peningkatan kebersihan gigi dan mulut.Kata kunci: Tunanetra, edukasi, Braille, kebersihan gigi dan mulut, OHI-S. ABSTRACTIntroduction: Visual impairment is a term used for the condition of a person who has a disturbance in the sense of sight. Physical limitations experienced by visually impaired individual make the knowledge regarding oral health difficult to obtain and tends to have a low level of oral hygiene. Therefore, a personal approach is needed so that the oral health knowledge and oral hygiene can be improved. This study was conducted to analyse the effect of Braille-based oral health education on the level of the visually impaired students’ oral hygiene. Methods: This research was pre-experimental research with a one-group pretest-posttest design. Research subjects were 18 students with a visual impairment from Special School-A TPA and Public Special School of Jember who were given education in the form of oral health manuals in the form of Braille books. Subjects were asked to maintain their oral hygiene by brushing their teeth twice a day for 21 days. Measurement of the oral hygiene level was carried out using the Green and Vermillion OHI-S index. Measurements were made on day 1 (evaluation 1) before being treated and trained in toothbrushes; day 10 (evaluation 2); and day 21 (evaluation 3). The data were analysed by the paired sample t-test parametric comparative analysis. Results: Data distribution was normal with p-value > 0.05 of (p = 0.200) (evaluation 1), 0.126 (evaluation 2), and 0.118 (evaluation 3). The counselling was conducted for ten days and had not reduced the OHI-S index, with a p-value of 0.317 (p > 0.05). Counselling then continued for 21 days and was able to reduce the OHI-S index with a p-value of 0.000 (p < 0.05). Conclusion: Providing Braille books-based oral health education to visually impaired students in Special School-A TPA and Public Special School of Jember improving their oral hygiene.Keywords: Visual impairment, education, Braille, oral hygiene, OHI-S.

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Effectiveness of oral health education on oral hygiene and dental caries in schoolchildren: Systematic review and meta-analysis

Community Dentistry And Oral Epidemiology ◽

10.1111/cdoe.12325 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 46 (1) ◽

pp. 30-37 ◽

Cited By ~ 21

Author(s):

Caroline Stein ◽

Nathália Maria Lopes Santos ◽

Juliana Balbinot Hilgert ◽

Fernando Neves Hugo

Keyword(s):

Systematic Review ◽

Oral Health ◽

Dental Caries ◽

Health Education ◽

Oral Hygiene ◽

Meta Analysis ◽

Oral Health Education

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Are oral health education for carers effective in the oral hygiene management of elderly with dementia? A systematic review

Dental Research Journal ◽

10.4103/1735-3327.276232 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 17 (1) ◽

pp. 1 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Nithin Manchery ◽

GireeshKumar Subbiah ◽

Nagappan Nagappan ◽

Parvathy Premnath

Keyword(s):

Systematic Review ◽

Oral Health ◽

Health Education ◽

Oral Hygiene ◽

Oral Health Education ◽

Hygiene Management

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Effectiveness of oral health education on oral hygiene and dental caries in schoolchildren: Systematic review and meta-analysis

BDJ ◽

10.1038/sj.bdj.2018.195 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 224 (5) ◽

pp. 357-357

Keyword(s):

Systematic Review ◽

Oral Health ◽

Dental Caries ◽

Health Education ◽

Oral Hygiene ◽

Meta Analysis ◽

Oral Health Education

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Impact of Oral Health Educational Intervention for Reduction in New Lesions of Dental Caries: Cross Sectional Study

10.53350/pjmhs211592961 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 15 (9) ◽

pp. 2961-2965

Author(s):

Faisal Izhar ◽

M. Saleem Rana ◽

Maha Tanvir ◽

Shafia Hasan ◽

Muhammad Azizullah ◽

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Keyword(s):

Oral Health ◽

Health Education ◽

Oral Hygiene ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Caries Risk ◽

Moderate Risk ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Oral Health Education ◽

Oral Hygiene Instruction

Oral health in the nation’s evolution, especially in this globalization, an absence of illness in the population plays a key role for a fecund and well established society. Purpose: To see the impact of oral health education intervention to improve oral health practices along-with formation of new carious lesions after oral health education after 3 months of intervention. Study Design: Cross sectional study. Methodology: Children (n=383) were included in present study through non-probability, convenient sampling technique. Children who fulfilled the inclusion criteria were examined with the examination tools on the dental unit office in the RHC for caries risk using a pre-validated caries risk assessment checklist and dental caries detection form. Statistical analysis: Data analyzed by SPSS 21.0v. Results: Majority of respondents (383) 100% didn’t have access to fluoridated water supply. Only 23.5% of the respondents have literate parent’s majority of them (76.5%) have illiterate parents. All the respondents 100% were at moderate risk. In comparison of risk associated with teeth missing due to caries in past 36 months, the respondents at low risk were 63.2%, High risk were 25.3% and moderate risk were 11.5%. Conclusion: This study concluded that intervention of oral hygiene instruction has produced significant results in motivating people for cleaning teeth regularly and avoiding the use of sugary foods and beverages to maintain their oral and general health. The study has interventions of tooth brush with paste and oral hygiene instruction for motivating and treating people. Key Words: Early Childhood Caries, Risk Assessment, Health Education and Oral Hygiene.

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Parental Compliance towards Oral Health Education among Preschoolers with Special Healthcare Needs

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph18147323 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 18 (14) ◽

pp. 7323

Author(s):

Ni Zhou ◽

Hai Ming Wong ◽

Colman Patrick McGrath

Keyword(s):

Oral Health ◽

Health Education ◽

Oral Hygiene ◽

Dropout Rate ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Parental Compliance ◽

Oral Health Education ◽

Healthcare Needs ◽

Developmental Conditions

Background: Young children with special needs greatly rely on their parents to support their daily living activities; parental compliance may have great impact on the implementation of health promotion activities among those children. This study aimed to investigate the parental compliance towards oral health education (OHE) among children with special healthcare needs (SHCN). Method: The participants were 306 parents whose children had participated in a 24-month OHE program for preschool children with SHCN. The primary outcome of this cross-sectional study was parental compliance towards the OHE program. Parents’ oral health literacy (OHL) was assessed by a validated tool. Parents’ socioeconomic status, attitudes towards OHE topics, perceptions of children’s oral hygiene status, and usefulness of OHE materials were collected via questionnaires. Results: A higher dropout rate was observed among parents who perceived that their children had unfavorable oral hygiene status (p = 0.038), or parents who had poor OHL skills (p = 0.015). Parental noncompliance was more likely to be observed among parents who perceived that the OHE materials were not useful for their children (OR = 3.63, 95% CI 1.56 to 8.47, p = 0.003), or parents whose children had been diagnosed with developmental delays (OR = 5.45, 95% CI 1.59 to18.74, p = 0.007). Conclusion: Non-compliance existed among parents whose children had received OHE intervention. Parental compliance towards OHE intervention might be associated with parents’ OHL skills, usefulness of OHE materials, and children’s developmental conditions. OHE programs should be individually tailored to support children whose parents are at a higher risk of noncompliant behaviors.

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Effect of Reinforcement of Oral Health Education Message through Short Messaging Service in Mobile Phones: A Quasi-Experimental Trial

International Journal of Telemedicine and Applications ◽

10.1155/2016/7293516 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 2016 ◽

pp. 1-7 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Harish C. Jadhav ◽

Arun S. Dodamani ◽

G. N. Karibasappa ◽

Rahul G. Naik ◽

Mahesh R. Khairnar ◽

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Keyword(s):

Oral Health ◽

Health Education ◽

Mobile Phones ◽

Oral Hygiene ◽

Intervention Group ◽

Control Group ◽

Oral Health Education ◽

Short Messaging Service ◽

Effective Media ◽

Quasi Experimental

Objective. This paper aims to assess the effectiveness of reinforcement of oral health education message through short messaging service (SMS) in mobile phones.Material and Methods. 400 subjects from two colleges (200 from each college) belonging to 18–20 years age group possessing mobile phones were randomly selected and baseline examination of oral hygiene and gingival status was carried out using Oral Hygiene Index (OHI) and Gingival Index (GI). Oral health education was provided to all the subjects. Oral health education message was reinforced through short messaging service (SMS) in mobile phones for the subjects belonging to the intervention group. There was no such reinforcement for the control group. Follow-up examinations were done at the end of 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 6th month. After the 3rd month, subjects of the intervention group did not receive oral health education message through short messaging service (SMS) and were followed up after next three months. Compiled data was analyzed using SPSS version 16 statistical software.Result. Mean OHI and GI scores in intervention group were significantly (p<0.01) less than those of control group after the 2nd, 3rd, and 6th month.Conclusion. Reinforcement of oral health education message through short messaging service (SMS) is effective media to improve oral health.

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