scholarly journals Effects of Domiciliary Professional Oral Care for Care-Dependent Elderly in Nursing Homes – Oral Hygiene, Gingival Bleeding, Root Caries and Nursing Staff’s Oral Health Knowledge and Attitudes

2020 ◽  
Vol Volume 15 ◽  
pp. 1305-1315
Author(s):  
Caroline Girestam Croonquist ◽  
Jesper Dalum ◽  
Pia Skott ◽  
Petteri Sjögren ◽  
Inger Wårdh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oral Health ◽  
Oral Hygiene ◽  
Health Knowledge ◽  
Oral Care ◽  
Root Caries ◽  
Oral Health Knowledge ◽  
Knowledge And Attitudes ◽  
Gingival Bleeding ◽  
Health Knowledge And Attitudes ◽  
Dependent Elderly

scholarly journals Advancing Oral Health Knowledge and Attitudes of Physician Assistant Students Using the Smiles for Life Oral Health Curriculum

2018 ◽  
Vol 50 (10) ◽  
pp. 775-778
Author(s):  
Jennifer Forbes ◽  
Talia Sierra ◽  
Jared Papa
Keyword(s):  
Oral Health ◽  
Health Knowledge ◽  
Physician Assistant ◽  
Oral Health Knowledge ◽  
Health Curriculum ◽  
Physician Assistant Students ◽  
Knowledge And Attitudes ◽  
Life Curriculum ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Health Knowledge And Attitudes

Background and Objectives: The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine’s Smiles for Life: A National Oral Health Curriculum on the knowledge and attitudes of physician assistant students regarding oral health. Methods: Seventy-two didactic year physician assistant students from one physician assistant program were surveyed to assess their knowledge and attitudes regarding oral health prior to starting the Smiles for Life oral health curriculum. The students were electronically surveyed a second time 1 week after completing all online modules in the Smiles for Life oral health curriculum. Results: Precourse and postcourse survey response rates were 57% and 36%, respectively. The mean of the attitude statements increased from 3.20 on the precourse survey to 3.87 on the postcourse survey (P=.0012). The mean number of correct responses on the knowledge questions increased from 6.83 on the precourse survey to 9.85 on the postcourse survey (P<.0001). Conclusions: Statistically significant improvements in the attitudes toward oral health and oral health knowledge of physician assistant students after completion of the Smiles for Life curriculum were observed. This study illustrates the effectiveness of the Smiles for Life curriculum as an interprofessional educational experience. This curriculum can be completed online and does not require faculty expertise in oral health, thus removing previously cited barriers to incorporating oral health into the physician assistant curriculum.

scholarly journals Evaluation of Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of Parents toward their Children Oral Health Compared with their Dental Caries status

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 447-452
Author(s):  
Parajeeta Dikshit ◽  
Senchhema Limbu ◽  
Sujaya Gupta ◽  
Ruby Pradhan
Keyword(s):  
Oral Health ◽  
Dental Caries ◽  
Oral Hygiene ◽  
Health Knowledge ◽  
Dental Health ◽  
Oral Care ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Health Habits ◽  
Oral Health Knowledge ◽  
Attitude And Practice

Introduction: Oral health is an integral component of overall health and well-being. Unfavorable oral hygiene habits cause early development of dental caries. Parents play a vital role in the oral health habits of their children. The oral care for the children can be improved by enhancing the oral health knowledge of their parents.Objectives: The objective of this study was to find out the knowledge, attitude and practices of parents toward their children oral health compared with dental caries status.Methodology: The sample consisting of 168 parent-child pair attending the Pedodontics department from November-December 2017 participated in the study after approval from Institutional review committee. A validated Nepali version of a structured questionnaire was used to collect the information on the knowledge, attitude and practice of the parents about oral health which was compared with the dental caries status of children and parents. The caries status was evaluated using the WHO criteria. The data was tabulated and subjected for statistical analysis.Results: Most of the parents (89.3 %) were aware that dental caries was the most common dental disease affecting children. Around 57.7% knew the importance of fluoride in prevention of dental caries. The children had higher dental caries rate than parents which was statistically significant. The overall oral health knowledge and attitude of the parents was adequate but their practice was inadequate. Inadequate attitude and practice of the parents had statistically significant impact on the caries status of the child.Conclusions: The parent's oral hygiene knowledge has an effect on their children oral health. So adequate education for parents is necessary to improve the influence of their dental health habits on their children's oral health.  BJHS 2018;3(2)6: 447-452.

scholarly journals Effect of Dental Braille Education (Dbe) on Oral Health Knowledge and Attitudes on Children with Visual Impairment

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-44
Author(s):  
Reieza Zulfahmi TAFTAZANİ ◽  
Muhammad Fiqih SABİLİLLAH ◽  
Tetet KARTİLAH ◽  
Cahyo Nugroho ◽  
Hadiyat MİKO
Keyword(s):  
Oral Health ◽  
Visual Impairment ◽  
Health Knowledge ◽  
Oral Health Knowledge ◽  
Knowledge And Attitudes ◽  
Health Knowledge And Attitudes

scholarly journals Impact of Smoking on Oral Health: Knowledge and Attitudes of Dentists and Dental Students

2018 ◽  
Vol 52 (2) ◽  
pp. 148-155 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katarina Komar ◽  
Ana Glavina ◽  
Vanja Vučićević Boras ◽  
Željko Verzak ◽  
Vlaho Brailo
Keyword(s):  
Oral Health ◽  
Health Knowledge ◽  
Dental Students ◽  
Oral Health Knowledge ◽  
Knowledge And Attitudes ◽  
Health Knowledge And Attitudes

Oral health awareness, attitude and oral hygiene practice among nursing students of apollo school of nursing mizoram.

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 29-35
Author(s):  
Dr. H. Lalrintluanga ◽  
Dr Nancy Srivastava ◽  
Dr. Arpita Gur ◽  
Dr. Nidhi Singh ◽  
Dr. Neetha Bhargava
Keyword(s):  
Oral Health ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Oral Hygiene ◽  
Health Knowledge ◽  
Hygiene Practice ◽  
Oral Health Knowledge ◽  
School Of Nursing ◽  
Hygiene Practices ◽  
Oral Hygiene Practice ◽  
General Wellbeing

The WHO 2010 reported connection between oral wellbeing and general wellbeing, with common risk factors including poor diet, tobacco use and alcohol consumption. People who suffer from general health problems (diabetes, HIV) are more likelihood to have oral diseases (periodontal diseases) that, in turn, further complicate their overall health.Thus, oral health is an integral part of general wellbeing . One of the many barriers to quality oral healthcare includes a lack of attention to oral health by non-dental health care professionals (e.g., nurses, pharmacists). Nurses, being the primary health care provider to the patients, play an important role in health sector. Aside from dental professional, nurses are an integral part in health promotion and preventive information dissemination, therefore it is important that oral health knowledge should be good to decrease poor oral health outcomes. The aim of this study was to assess oral health knowledge, attitude and oral hygiene practices among nursing student of Apollo School of Nursing , Mizoram.A Questionnaire study was conducted among 150 students of Apollo School of Nursing Mizoram. A self administered structured questionnaire containing oral hygiene knowledge and awareness, attitude and oral hygiene practices questions was distributed . Their response were analyzed and their knowledge and awareness, attitude and oral hygiene practice level(KAP) were evaluated. Statistical Analysis was done by calculating the mean of the KAP level (%) . The present study showed good oral hygiene practices and fair knowledge of oral health among nursing students of Apollo School of Nursing Mizoram

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