Promoting Better Oral Health Practices among Aboriginal Taiwanese Adolescents: A School Based Oral Health Education Intervention Program

2009 ◽  
Vol 20 (4A) ◽  
pp. 41-50 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yi-Hsin Yang ◽  
Rouh-Lan Sue ◽  
Saman Warnakulasuriya ◽  
Ananda P. Dasanayake
Keyword(s):  
Oral Health ◽  
Health Education ◽  
Intervention Program ◽  
Health Practices ◽  
Education Intervention ◽  
Oral Health Education ◽  
School Based ◽  
Health Education Intervention ◽  
Oral Health Practices

Oral Health Education Intervention among Preschoolers: A Randomized Controlled Trial

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 363
Author(s):  
Thara Chandran ◽  
Nagashree Savanur Ravindranath ◽  
Deesha Kumari ◽  
Nagaland Tirupati ◽  
K Mithun ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Health Education ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Education Intervention ◽  
Oral Health Education ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Health Education Intervention

scholarly journals Effectiveness of oral health education intervention among female primary school children in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

2018 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 190-196 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hassan Suliman Halawany ◽  
Abid Al Badr ◽  
Salwa Al Sadhan ◽  
Mashaiel Al Balkhi ◽  
Nassr Al-Maflehi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Health Education ◽  
Primary School ◽  
School Children ◽  
Primary School Children ◽  
Education Intervention ◽  
Oral Health Education ◽  
Health Education Intervention

scholarly journals Evaluating an Oral Health Education Intervention in Chinese Undocumented Migrant Mothers of Infants in Northern Ireland

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Siyang Yuan
Keyword(s):  
Oral Health ◽  
Health Education ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Education Intervention ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Oral Health Education ◽  
Attitudes And Behaviors ◽  
Health Education Intervention ◽  
Health Related ◽  
And Behaviors

Background: Poor oral health remains a significant dental public health challenge for ethnic minority and immigrant groups living in the UK. This study aimed to evaluate a culturally appropriate community-based home visiting oral health education intervention for Chinese, undocumented migrant mothers to promote their infants’ oral health, by focusing on their oral health related knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors. Methods: A convenience sample of 36 Chinese mothers with babies aged less than eight weeks were recruited in South-East region of Belfast. The local Chinese community was consulted to assist with the development of the intervention. The oral health education intervention was provided to 19 intervention group mothers through home visits and telephone calls during mothers’ first postpartum year. They were also provided with unlimited social support during the intervention period. Mothers’ oral health related knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors regarding baby toothbrushing and sugar snacking were measured at eight weeks, six months, and 12 months. Results: A higher proportion of Chinese intervention group mothers had improved knowledge about baby toothbrushing at 12 months compared with control group mothers (χ2 = 14.12: p = 0.004). Significantly, more intervention group mothers’ oral health related attitudes were enhanced regarding baby toothbrushing and sugar snacking compared with control group mothers. Conclusion: This community-based oral health education intervention has shown effects in mothers’ self-reported knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors in the intervention group when the community based and culturally appropriate home-visiting program improved the mothers’ oral health related knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors.

scholarly journals The Outcomes of an Interventional Oral Health Program on Dental Students’ Oral Hygiene

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (24) ◽  
pp. 13242
Author(s):  
Katarina Kalevski ◽  
Jovan Vojinovic ◽  
Milica Gajic ◽  
Ema Aleksic ◽  
Zoran Tambur ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oral Health ◽  
Health Education ◽  
Oral Hygiene ◽  
Intervention Program ◽  
Dental Students ◽  
The State ◽  
Education Intervention ◽  
Treatment Needs ◽  
Periodontal Index ◽  
Health Education Intervention

Dental students are an interesting population because they are expected to have a higher level of knowledge of and to exhibit better oral hygiene habits, and thus have a greater impact on the environment, families, and society as a whole. The aim of this research was to determine the state of oral hygiene in dental students before and after the interventional health education program. The research sample consisted of 119 students of dentistry in their first and fourth years of study. The first research stage was conducted before health education intervention (for the evaluation of selected oral health parameters, the Decayed, Missing and Filled index, Greene–Vermillion index, Silness–Löe plaque index, Silness–Löe gingival index, and the Community Periodontal Index of Treatment Needs index were used). The second stage was conducted as a clinical measurement of oral health changes. The conducted health education intervention, to an extent, led to changes in the state of oral hygiene among the students, and thus healthier habits. There was a statistically significant difference in the examined population between the beginning of the study and after the health education intervention program. Although a significant improvement in oral hygiene and oral health was noticed after the health education intervention program, the state of oral hygiene was still not at a satisfactory level among the dental students, contrary to our expectations.

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