scholarly journals Comparison between school and home-based dental health promotion in improving knowledge, parental attitude and dental health of children with mild disabilities

2021 ◽  
Vol 54 (1) ◽  
pp. 25
Author(s):  
Putri Raisah ◽  
Rosa Amalia ◽  
Bambang Priyono
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Oral Hygiene ◽  
Dental Plaque ◽  
Home Visit ◽  
Physical Disabilities ◽  
Dental Health ◽  
Oral Health Promotion ◽  
Mild Disabilities ◽  
School Based

Background: In general, children with physical disabilities have a lower level of oral hygiene compared to able-bodied children because their access to dental health care services is affected by their physical limitations. The level of oral hygiene available to children with disabilities can be improved with the involvement of parents/caregivers equipped with good knowledge and attitudes regarding oral health. Purpose: Determine the difference between the effectiveness of school and home visit-based dental health promotion in improving the knowledge and attitudes of parents/caregivers and students regarding oral hygiene as well as lowering the dental plaque scores of students with mild physical disabilities. Methods: This study is quasi-experimental and uses the two-group pretest–posttest design. The study’s design was created with a model of one observation before intervention (O1), two interventions (X1-2) and two observations after intervention (O2-3). The study samples are students with mild physical disabilities aged 8–15 years old in special needs school, or sekolah luar biasa (SLB), in Sleman, Yogyakarta, and their parents/caregivers. The locations of the study were SLBs and the respondents’ homes. The study instrument was a knowledge test for students with mild physical disabilities and their parents/caregivers, along with a questionnaire on the parents/caregivers’ attitudes towards oral and dental health. Plaque control examinations for students with mild physical disabilities were conducted using the O’Leary index. Results: School-based oral health promotion was better at improving the attitudes of parents/caregivers to oral hygiene than the home visits (p<0.05). Both school-based and home visit-based oral health promotion was effective in furthering the oral hygiene knowledge of students with mild disabilities and their parents/caregivers as well as in improving the students’ dental plaque scores (p>0.05). Conclusion: The school based-oral health promotion model was more effective in improving attitudes of the students’ parents/caregivers. Both the school-based and the home visit-based oral health promotion models were equally effective in enhancing the knowledge of parents/caregivers, along with the knowledge and dental plaque scores of students with mild disabilities.

scholarly journals Oral health promotion at Esperanza neighborhood, Corrientes

2021 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 35-39
Author(s):  
AJ Encina-Tutuy ◽  
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SE Martínez ◽  
CE Barrios ◽  
MS Dho ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Health Education ◽  
Oral Hygiene ◽  
Feeding Habits ◽  
Oral Health Promotion ◽  
National University ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The University

The subject Preventive Clinical Practice I of the Faculty of Dentistry of the National University of the Northeast developed the university extension project "Oral health Promotion atEsperanza neighborhood, Corrientes".The activities were donein the "Virgen de Itaty" primary school. Oral hygiene and healthy feeding habits were promoted, as well as providing dental servicesin field conditions to 63 students.The results obtained lead to the realization of new Promotion and Health Education activities, providing knowledge and tools in favor of the society.

scholarly journals Impacto de Ações Educacionais Sobre o Índice de Higiene Bucal de Escolares de um Município do Sul do Brasil

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 211-218
Author(s):  
Letícia Ribeiro Coqueiro Barros ◽  
Danielle Gregorio ◽  
Márjori Frítola Yokoyama ◽  
Alessandra Vaz Pinto Hapner ◽  
Gabriela Fleury Seixas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Oral Hygiene ◽  
San Diego ◽  
Wilcoxon Test ◽  
Motivational Strategies ◽  
Oral Health Promotion ◽  
Dental Biofilm ◽  
Parametric Data ◽  
Significant Difference

Para evitar doenças como cárie dentária e problemas periodontais é importante estimular hábitos de higiene bucal adequados para que o biofilme seja eficientemente removido pelos indivíduos. O presente estudo objetivou-se a comparar o índice de higiene bucal de um grupo de crianças antes e após estratégias motivacionais de higiene bucal e promoção de saúde. A amostra foi constituída por 43 crianças, 10 a 15 anos, de uma escola pública. Os dentes foram evidenciados com fucsina e o índice de Higiene Oral Simplificado (IHOS) foi avaliado, por um único pesquisador, 7 dias antes (IHOS-1) e 60 dias após (IHOS-2) a uma estratégia de motivação educacional em saúde bucal. Para análise dos dados utilizou-se GraphPad Prism 6 (GraphPad Software Inc., San Diego, CA, EUA), teste de normalidade D’Agostino & Pearson seguido do teste Wilcoxon para dados não paramétricos, e para paramétricos teste T-Student. Foi possível observar uma redução significativa da presença de biofilme (p = 0,028), principalmente no dente 26 (p = 0,023), enfatizando que após a realização de estratégias de promoção de saúde bucal são eficazes. Tanto no IHOS-1 quanto no IHOS-2, a arcada superior foi a arcada com maior presença de biofilme evidenciado (p < 0,001). Em relação aos gêneros, não houve diferença significante entre cada avaliação, no entanto, o gênero feminino apresentou redução significante dos valores do índice (p = 0,003). Conclui-se que as estratégias educativas- motivacionais, tendo como foco o controle do biofilme dental, impactaram positivamente na prática de higiene bucal pelos escolares.   Palavras-chave: Crianças. Saúde Bucal. Higiene Bucal. Placa Dental. Abstract To avoid diseases such as dental caries and periodontal problems, it is important to encourage oral hygiene habits, so that biofilm is efficiently removed by individual. This study aimed to compare the oral hygiene index of a group of children before and after motivational strategies for oral hygiene and health promotion. The sample consisted of 43 children, 10 to 15 years old, from a public school. The teeth were evidenced with fuchsin and the Simplified Oral Hygiene Index (IHOS) was evaluated, by a single researcher, 7 days before (IHOS-1) and 60 days after (IHOS-2) to an educational motivation strategy in oral health. For data analysis, GraphPad Prism 6 (GraphPad Software Inc., San Diego, CA, USA) was used, D’Agostino & Pearson normality test followed by the Wilcoxon test for non-parametric data, and for parametric T-Student test. It was possible to observe a significant reduction in the presence of biofilm (p = 0.028), mainly in tooth 26 (p = 0.023), emphasizing that after carrying out oral health promotion strategies, they are effective. In both IHOS-1 and IHOS-2, the upper arch was the arch with the highest presence of biofilm evidenced (p <0.001). Regarding genders, there was no significant difference between each evaluation, however, the female gender showed a significant reduction in the index values (p = 0.003). It is concluded that educational-motivational strategies, focusing on the control of dental biofilm, had a positive impact on the practice of oral hygiene by students.   Keywords: Child. Oral Health. Oral Hygiene. Dental Plaque.  

scholarly journals 1527Effect of a text-messaging intervention on oral self-care practices in antenatal women in Delhi, India

2021 ◽  
Vol 50 (Supplement_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Saurav Basu ◽  
Anjali Rajeev ◽  
Suneela Garg ◽  
Mongjam Singh
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Dental Health ◽  
Health Centre ◽  
Text Message ◽  
Text Messages ◽  
Oral Health Promotion ◽  
Text Message Intervention

Abstract Objective to determine the effect of a mHealth (text-message) intervention compared with a structured health educational session on the oral care and hygiene practices of pregnant women. Methods We conducted a pilot Randomized Control Trial parallel design superiority trial with a 1:1 allocation ratio. A total of 76 pregnant women up-to 20 weeks of gestational age and capable of reading mobile phone text-messages were recruited during August-October’ 2020 from the antenatal clinic of a primary health centre in a low-income urban agglomeration in Delhi, India. The mHealth intervention arm participants were sent a daily text-message for 30 days while all participants were provided a face-face, brief didactic structured educational sessions towards oral health promotion. Results The baseline characteristics of both groups were comparable in terms of age-structure, education, parity, and oral hygiene but differed in terms of oral health problems. Post-intervention, although, the twice-brushing frequency increased in both arms, only the mHealth arm revealed a statistically significant reduction in the incidence of missed twice daily brushing episodes (p = 0.016). The absolute effect size for the primary outcome signifying the difference in the proportion of participants reporting twice daily brushing frequency habit between the mHealth and comparison arms’ was 0.090, the Cohen’s H was 0.182, and the odds of twice brushing habit in the mHealth arm was 1.44 times higher than in the comparison arm. Conclusions a mHealth based daily text-message intervention for one month was not superior to a one-time brief didactic structured educational intervention for oral health promotion in antenatal women. Keywords mHealth; Dental health promotion; Dental health education; Antenatal care

Oral health promotion: Right person, right time prevention

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (8) ◽  
pp. 394-398
Author(s):  
Laura Warrilow ◽  
Roshni Dave ◽  
Sheridan McDonald
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Oral Hygiene ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Oral Health Promotion ◽  
Dental Decay ◽  
Balanced Diet ◽  
Health Visitors ◽  
Huge Impact ◽  
The Uk

Dental decay is one of the most common conditions affecting children in the UK; but it can be prevented with a balanced diet and good oral hygiene. Often, this advice comes too late, with many families only registering with a dentist when problems have occurred. Research has shown that health visitors who provide appropriate dental advice can have a huge impact on children's dental and overall health. This article aims to provide evidence-based preventive advice to support health visitors with dental interventions.

Effectiveness of Oral Health Promotion by Community Health Workers in Reducing Periodontal Diseases among Pregnant Women

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sania Sania
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Oral Hygiene ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Periodontal Diseases ◽  
Oral Health Status ◽  
Oral Health Promotion ◽  
Health Related

Background: Poor periodontal conditions among pregnant women might be a risk factor for adverse pregnancy outcomes which include preeclampsia, preterm delivery, intrauterine growth restriction, and fetal demise (stillbirth). Aim: To assess the effectiveness of oral health promotion by community health workers in diminishing periodontal diseases among pregnant women in rural areas of Jammu District. Methodology: In this community-based cluster randomized controlled study, Jammu district was divided into 5 administrative provinces with a total of 16 PHCs. In our study baseline assessment of Oral Health-related Knowledge, Attitude and Practices, and Oral health status using Oral Hygiene Index was done among pregnant women. Trained ASHA workers served as a medium to impart oral health education to pregnant females on a regular basis. After 3 months of follow up in the 2nd trimester, again oral health-related knowledge, attitude and practices, and oral health status using Oral Hygiene Index were assessed and oral prophylaxis was done for all pregnant women. After 4-5 months birth outcomes were collected at PHC's. Results: The knowledge about oral health was poor in pregnant women, and it improved after providing health education in pregnant women. Scaling alone as an independent variable did not influence the reduction in the preterm birth week (p= 1.000) and birth weight (p=0.113) at 2ndtrimester of pregnancy. Conclusion: Sociocultural factors, illiteracy, misconception, and the extra burden of work on ASHA workers are the main reasons for the ineffective transfer of knowledge and very little change in oral health behavior in pregnant women.

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