scholarly journals Promoting Oral Health through Education and Prevention Programs

2020 ◽  
Vol 71 ◽  
pp. 137-148
Author(s):  
Mihaela ADOMNICAI ◽  
Angela Codruta PODARIU ◽  
Ruxandra SAVA-ROSIANU ◽  
Andrada Christine SERAFIN ◽  
Mioara Raluca COSOROABA ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Human Resources ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Health Program ◽  
Dental Health ◽  
Social Categories ◽  
Dental Practitioners ◽  
Health Project ◽  
Working Mechanisms

Health education is a key element in health promotion and requires strong planning based on theories of medical behavior. The study was conducted over a period of three years, January 2015 - December 2017, by means of an 11 items questionnaire anonymous applied to dentists or medical staff. Seven questions were multiple choice to allow a broader discussion of the results and the rest were one answer. The time of dental practitioners is limited, so their view of the duration of a possible dental health program is essential. Hours per week volunteered, vary from one doctor to another: from 1-3 hours or less to 3-5 hours or as needed. Assessing the willingness to engage (82%) and the time allocated to the dentists surveyed (44% between 1 and 3 hours per week and 51% over 3 hours per week), we can say that we have human resources for implementing an oral health project. The workforce in the field of oral health would like to be involved in such a program and believes that it could benefit from such a program and the construction of appropriate working mechanisms, especially designed for different regions, rural areas and diverse demographic of social categories.

The experiences with oral health and dental prevention of children with congenital heart disease

2003 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 439-443 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Balmer ◽  
Frances A. Bu'Lock
Keyword(s):  
Congenital Heart Disease ◽  
Heart Disease ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Infective Endocarditis ◽  
Professional Education ◽  
Congenital Heart ◽  
Dental Health ◽  
Dietary Advice ◽  
Dental Disease ◽  
Dental Practitioners

Objective: To examine the degree to which children, considered to be at risk from infective endocarditis, had received professional education and preventive procedures in regard to dental health, and to evaluate the knowledge of their parents of the link between oral health and infective endocarditis. Materials and methods: Questionnaires were distributed to the families of 38 children under the care of paediatric cardiology. A short dental examination was carried out. Parents were asked if they knew why oral health was of particular importance in their child. Results: Of the children, 58% demonstrated evidence of previous or current dental disease, with 24% having had at least one filling, 13% with one or more teeth showing deficiency of enamel, and 39% with untreated dental caries. Only 79% of the children were registered with a dentist. According to Chi squared test, there was no difference in the dental health of registered and non registered children. Of the study group, 29% had received instruction in oral hygiene, 42% had received dietary advice, 13% had received advice regarding fluoride supplementation or had had fluoride professionally applied, and 8% had had fissure sealants. These percentages remained relatively low even if only registered children, or only registered children with previous or current dental disease, were considered. Only 64% of parents were aware of the link between the oral health of their children and infective endocarditis. Parents of children who were registered were more likely to be aware of this link than parents of children who were not registered. Conclusions: In spite of being registered with general dental practitioners, few children with congenital heart disease had received basic education in dental hygiene. Even children known to have had dental disease and, therefore, considered to be more vulnerable, were overlooked.

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

scholarly journals Oral Health Profiling for Young and Older Adults: A Descriptive Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (17) ◽  
pp. 9033
Author(s):  
Jennifer Hanthorn Conquest ◽  
John Skinner ◽  
Estie Kruger ◽  
Marc Tennant
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Outcome Measures ◽  
Health Behaviour ◽  
General Health ◽  
Dental Student ◽  
Oral Health Promotion ◽  
South Wales ◽  
Dental Practitioners ◽  
The Individual

The purpose of this study was to trial the suitability of an oral health promotion toolkit in a chair-side setting to determine: an individual’s knowledge; understanding of oral and general health behaviour and evaluate the commitment of dental practitioners to undertake an assessment of the individual’s attitude and aptitude to undertake a home care preventive plan. All participants were 18 years and over and came from low socio-economic backgrounds in rural New South Wales, Australia. The study evaluated 59 case studies regarding their knowledge of oral and general health. The study included an oral health profiling questionnaire, based on validated oral health promotion outcome measures, a full course of dental care provided by a private dental practitioner or a dental student. Out of the 59 participants, 47% of participants cleaned their teeth twice per day, 69% used fluoride toothpaste and 47% applied the toothpaste over all the bristles. The questionnaire, based on Watt et al. (2004) verified oral health prevention outcome measures was a sound approach to determine an individual’s knowledge, understanding of oral and general health behaviour. However, dental practitioners’ commitment to assessing the individual was low.

scholarly journals AN ACADEMIC-COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP FOR IMPROVING ORAL HEALTH OF ADULTS 75-PLUS YEARS IN RURAL SOUTHEASTERN OREGON

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S146-S146
Author(s):  
tamara rose ◽  
darcy mize
Keyword(s):  
Oral Health ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Dental Health ◽  
Academic Community ◽  
Community Partnership ◽  
Dental Hygiene Students ◽  
Health Team ◽  
School Of Nursing ◽  
Community Stakeholders ◽  
Ipe Model

Abstract This presentation describes a series of research projects undertaken by a school of nursing to develop and test a model for interprofessional (IPE) practice and education. A pilot study and two funded projects have been completed and one funded project is currently underway. A goal has been to build an academic-community partnership to address health disparities for people 75 years and older living in rural areas of the state. This population is growing and more apt to be living in poverty. Low oral health literacy and limited dental health services in rural areas contribute to the likelihood of oral health problems impacting overall health. IPE supports the development of teamwork to improve health outcomes for patients by raising awareness about the relationship of oral health to overall health. This evolving IPE model has joined baccalaureate nursing and dental hygiene students in shared learning and practice. After classroom and simulation-based learning, student teams provided screening and education in primary care settings. The current study has expanded team membership by adding medical, dental and/or nutrition students. They are training and practicing together to be a “mobile oral health team” for older adults living in a rural community 100 miles from campus. Community stakeholders are helping to organize a day-long oral health screening clinic. Looking forward, this IPE model supported by an academic-community partnership will routinely visit chronically underserved areas with a mobile oral health team. Funding for a fully-equipped mobile unit are being sought to sustain this effort.

scholarly journals Knowledge of dental and oral health in patients treated by students of Dentistry Professional Program

2013 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dinar Windiayu Pramudita
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Random Sampling ◽  
Sampling Method ◽  
Dental Health ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Good Level ◽  
Dental Chair ◽  
Survey Technique ◽  
Level Of Knowledge

Introduction: Behaviors is to maintain oral health in a person will be begin to improve the person’s knowledge about oral health. Dental health promotion to patients can be done by professional program students. These efforts are made individually, while in the dental chair or commonly known as chairsidetalk. This study was a descriptive study with survey technique. Data was  collected using a questionnaire sheet. The purpose of this study to assess knowledge of oral health in patients who treated by professional dentistry program students RSGM FKG UNPAD. Methods: This study was a descriptive study with survey technique. Sample of this study were patients who were treated by dentistry professional program students RSGM FKG UNPAD, which was purposive random sampling method, and the number of samples obtained were 224 patients. Results: The results shows that patients treated in the dentistry professional program students RSGM FKG UNPAD have a good level of knowledge,  total of 116 respondents (51.79%), the second highest frequency of 82 respondents (36.61%) had a level of knowledge and at least enough of the respondents were 26 respondents (11.61%) had a level of knowledge is lacking. Conclusion: Conclusions the study are patients who had received care from the dentistry professional program students in  RSGM FKG UNPAD has a good level of knowledge about oral health.

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