Knowledge of Care Providers Regarding the Oral Health Care of Visually Impaired Children

2013 ◽  
Vol 37 (4) ◽  
pp. 385-389 ◽  
Author(s):  
S Bhandary ◽  
V Shetty ◽  
A M Hegde ◽  
K Rai
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Oral Hygiene ◽  
Visually Impaired ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
General Lack ◽  
Dental Diseases ◽  
Impaired Children ◽  
Visually Impaired Children ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

Objective: To assess the awareness of care providers of visually impaired children regarding their oral hygiene. Method: A simple pre-structured questionnaire was given to the care providers and the awareness regarding their oral health was assessed. Results: There was a general lack of awareness among the care providers of these children regarding dental diseases and its prevention. Furthermore, the importance of oral hygiene was found to be very low. Conclusion: The results obtained showed that most of the caretakers were unaware of the difficulties faced by these children in the maintenance of their oral health.

Knowledge of Care Providers Regarding the Oral Health of Visually Impaired Children

2012 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
pp. 411-415 ◽  
Author(s):  
S Bhandary ◽  
V Shetty ◽  
AM Hedge ◽  
K Rai
Keyword(s):  
Oral Health ◽  
Oral Hygiene ◽  
Visually Impaired ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
General Lack ◽  
Dental Diseases ◽  
Impaired Children ◽  
Visually Impaired Children ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

Objective: To assess the awareness of care providers of visually impaired children regarding their oral hygiene. Method: A simple pre-structured questionnaire was given to the care providers and the awareness regarding their oral health was assessed. Results: There was a general lack of awareness among the care providers of these children regarding dental diseases and its prevention. Furthermore, the importance of oral hygiene was found to be very low. Conclusion: The results obtained showed that most of the caretakers were unaware of the difficulties faced by these children in the maintenance of their oral health.

Efficacy of a Modified Audio-Tactile Performance Technique with Braille (ATPb) on the Oral Hygiene Status of Visually-Impaired Children

2021 ◽  
Vol 45 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-21
Author(s):  
Devika J Nair ◽  
Amarshree A Shetty ◽  
Amitha M Hegde
Keyword(s):  
Oral Health ◽  
Study Design ◽  
Oral Hygiene ◽  
Visually Impaired ◽  
Group Differences ◽  
Performance Technique ◽  
Reinforcement Period ◽  
Oral Hygiene Instructions ◽  
Impaired Children ◽  
Visually Impaired Children

Objective: We assessed the effectiveness of a modified audio-tactile performance (ATP) technique with braille (ATPb) on the oral health statuses of visually-impaired children. Study design: Ninety visually-impaired institutionalized children received oral hygiene instructions using audio (AM), ATP or ATPb techniques. Plaque scores were assessed at baseline and after reinforcement and non-reinforcement periods. Results: In the totally visually-impaired, mean reductions in plaque scores in the ATPb, ATP and AM groups during the reinforcement period were 1.119 ± 0.260, 0.654 ± 0.239 and 0.237 ± 0.255, respectively (p <0.001), worsening to 0.107 ± 0.160, 0.083 ± 0.193 and −0.208 ± 0.267 during the non-reinforcement period (p <0.001), before culminating at 6 months at 1.227 ± 0.261, 0.737 ± 0.317 and 0.029 ± 0.108 (p <0.001). In partially visually-impaired children, reductions during the reinforcement period were 0.934 ± 0.279, 0.762 ± 0.270 and 0.118 ± 0.237, respectively, dropping to 0.176 ± 0.166, 0.083 ± 0.169 and −0.128 ± 0.114 without reinforcement and culminating at 1.109 ± 0.258, 0.845 ± 0.292 and −0.010 ± 0.226 (p <0.001). There were significant inter-group differences during the three periods (p <0.001), except in the ATP and ATPb groups during the non-reinforcement period for totally impaired (p = 0.157) and during reinforcement (p = 0.155) and non-reinforcement (p = 0.051) periods for partially impaired children. Conclusions: All three techniques were successful when reinforced periodically. However, only ATP and ATPb were successful during periods without reinforcement. The modified audio-tactile performance technique with braille (ATPb) was most effective, allowing visually-impaired children to retain oral hygiene information without intervention.

scholarly journals Effectiveness of Different Educational Methods on Oral Health in 7-13-year-old Visually Impaired Children in Tehran: A Randomized Trial

2021 ◽  
Vol In Press (In Press) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sheida Masoumi ◽  
Nahid Askarizadeh ◽  
Mahmoud Ghasemi
Keyword(s):  
Oral Health ◽  
Health Education ◽  
Oral Hygiene ◽  
Visually Impaired ◽  
Plaque Index ◽  
Gingival Index ◽  
Educational Methods ◽  
Oral Health Education ◽  
Impaired Children ◽  
Visually Impaired Children

Background: Conventional oral health education is not suitable for visually impaired children. Objectives: Considering the importance of oral health, this study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of different educational methods on oral hygiene status. Methods: Following a clinical trial design, 88 visually impaired children, aged 7 to 13 years, living in Tehran were recruited and randomly allocated to four groups of verbal-tactile, verbal-braille, multisensory, and control. Initially, all children were well informed about the importance of oral hygiene; then, the baseline levels of plaque score and gingivitis were recorded by Silness & Loe plaque index and Loe & Silness gingival index, respectively. Experimental groups received oral health education through different methods. The instructions were repeated after one month, and plaque and gingival indices were reevaluated after two months. Data analysis was administered by analysis of variance (ANOVA) and posthoc tests using SPSS 20.0. Results: After receiving the intervention, all groups showed a decrease in plaque and gingival indices, with the most reduction in the multisensory group (with a statistically significant difference (P = 0.0001) between multisensory & control for both plaque & gingival indices). The least change was observed in the verbal-braille group compared to the control (for plaque index and gingival index after two months (P = 0.04) and (P = 0.17), respectively). Conclusions: This study demonstrated that the multisensory method (verbal-tactile-braille) is the best option to educate visually impaired children, with significantly more acceptable results.

Perception of Complete Visually Impaired Children to Three Different Oral Health Education Methods: A Preliminary Study

2017 ◽  
Vol 41 (4) ◽  
pp. 271-274 ◽  
Author(s):  
S Mudunuri ◽  
A Sharma ◽  
P Subramaniam
Keyword(s):  
Oral Health ◽  
Health Education ◽  
Oral Hygiene ◽  
Visually Impaired ◽  
Group Iii ◽  
Oral Health Education ◽  
Group I ◽  
Group Ii ◽  
Impaired Children ◽  
Visually Impaired Children

Aim: To evaluate the perception of visually impaired children to three different methods of oral health education. Study design: Sixty total visually impaired children were divided into three groups of 20 children each. Children in group-I received oral health education through a lecture. Children in group II received Demonstration on a Model by Tell and Touch method (DMTT) and children in group III were self trained on oral hygiene skills. All children received written instructions in Braille. Their knowledge and practice of oral hygiene methods were recorded by a questionnaire and their method of brushing and rinsing was assessed during a personal interview. Data obtained was subjected to statistical analysis. Results: Children in group II were able to brush and rinse significantly better (p <0.05) as compared to the other groups. Demonstration on a Model by Tell and Touch method was found to be the most preferred method of oral health education. Conclusion: Oral health education given through DMTT method was perceived well by the visually impaired children.

scholarly journals Oral Health Attitudes among Preclinical and Clinical Dental Students in Germany

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (12) ◽  
pp. 4253 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohamed Mekhemar ◽  
Jonas Conrad ◽  
Sameh Attia ◽  
Christof Dörfer
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Oral Hygiene ◽  
Dental Education ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Dental Students ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Health Attitudes ◽  
German Universities

Oral health care providers are expected to show good examples of oral health behaviours and attitudes to their community. Previous studies displayed the constructive effect of dental education on oral hygiene manners of undergraduate students. The aim of this survey was to assess and compare aspects of oral health attitudes and behaviours between preclinical and clinical dental students in German universities. The German-language version of the HU-DBI was distributed to preclinical and clinical students from different German universities. Dichotomized (agree/disagree) responses to 20 HU-DBI items were provided in this study, with a maximum possible score of 19. A quantitative estimate of oral health attitudes and behaviours was provided by the total of appropriate answers given to every statement by each group. Data were analysed statistically. The overall mean score of answers favouring good oral hygiene was marginally higher in preclinical (14.62) than clinical students (14.31) but showed no statistical significance. Similarly, the analysis of each item individually displayed no statistically significant differences between preclinical and clinical participants, except in a single item of the survey. This study showed no effective differences in oral hygiene attitudes and behaviour between preclinical and clinical students in German universities. This reveals a weak effect of dental education on improving students’ oral health attitudes in Germany and might demand the introduction of more courses emphasizing the importance of correct oral health behaviour of health care providers.

scholarly journals HOLISTIC DENTAL APPROACH FOR VISUALLY IMPAIRED CHILDREN: A NARRATIVE REVIEW

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (12) ◽  
pp. 14-21
Author(s):  
Akanksha Tyagi ◽  
◽  
Harshit Atul Kumar ◽  
Amitha M. Hegde ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Visually Impaired ◽  
Dental Health ◽  
Treatment Modalities ◽  
Health Care Needs ◽  
Care Needs ◽  
Comprehensive Review ◽  
Impaired Children ◽  
Visually Impaired Children ◽  
Dental Neglect

Visual impairment is one of the most common disabilty. It requires a lot of attention especially in the field of dentistry. These children are often deprived of oral health care needs due to dental neglect. This is a comprehensive review that focuses on prevalence, etiology as well as treatment modalities for these children. It comprises barriers to dental health and various methods which can be used to overcome the challenges.

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