Erratum: A Preexperimental Study to Assess the Impact of an Interdisciplinary Educational Intervention on Nurses′ Knowledge of Perinatal and Infant Oral Health Care

Background: Despite early evidence touting the effectiveness of physician-provided oral health services (POHS), recent evidence suggests these services might have little impact on caries-related outcomes in children. General anesthesia (GA) is often used to treat early childhood caries and may be considered the most extreme utilization outcome. We sought to assess the impact of POHS utilization on dental GA utilization and expenditures. Methods: We used the Medicaid claims of a birth cohort of children born in 2008 in North Carolina ( N = 32,558) to determine the impact of POHS on dental utilization and expenditures under GA for individual children. Children were followed until their eighth birthday. We analyzed the association of the number of prior POHS visits with visit-specific outcomes of dental treatment under GA using population-averaged models fit with generalized estimating equations with exchangeable working correlation structure. Results: Children with 2 or more previous POHS visits had reduced odds of GA (odds ratio [OR] = 0.93; confidence interval [CI], 0.87–0.99; P = 0.029) and expenditures ($114; CI,−$152.61 to −$75.19; P < 0.001) compared to those without physician-provided oral health visits, adjusting for age, sex, race/ethnicity, and geographic residence. Dental expenditures did not differ between POHS and non-POHS subjects at non-GA visits. Conclusions: POHS decreased the odds of having dental GA treatment and dental expenditures at GA visits. The role of physicians in oral health care can reduce the impact on the most severe outcome—treatment under general anesthesia. Knowledge Transfer Statement: The results of this study have important financial implications for state Medicaid programs and disease management programs trying to mitigate the costs of treating early childhood caries under general anesthesia. Children who receive physician oral health care are less likely to use and more likely to save money on general anesthesia to complete dental treatment.

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Effectiveness of a presentation on infant oral health care for parents

International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry ◽

10.1111/j.1365-263x.2009.01018.x ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 20 (1) ◽

pp. 37-42 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

VINCENT ROTHE ◽

AMY KEBRIAEI ◽

SHERYL PITNER ◽

MARY BALLUFF ◽

FOUAD SALAMA

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Oral Health ◽

Oral Health Care ◽

Infant Oral Health

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Infant oral health care knowledge and awareness among parents in Abha city of Aseer Region, Saudi Arabia

The Saudi Journal for Dental Research ◽

10.1016/j.sjdr.2015.01.001 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 6 (2) ◽

pp. 98-101 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Abdulrahman Alshehri ◽

V.S. Nasim

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Saudi Arabia ◽

Oral Health ◽

Oral Health Care ◽

Infant Oral Health

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Dental Students’ Knowledge of Oral Health for Persons with Special Needs: A Pilot Study

The Scientific World JOURNAL ◽

10.1155/2015/568464 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 2015 ◽

pp. 1-7 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Fouad Salama ◽

Bader Al-Balkhi ◽

Faika Abdelmegid

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Oral Health ◽

Pilot Study ◽

Educational Intervention ◽

Oral Health Care ◽

Dental Students ◽

Care Needs ◽

Special Health Care ◽

The Mean ◽

Special Health

Objectives. The purpose of this pilot study was to assess the knowledge and awareness of dental students with respect to oral health care of the person with special health care needs (SHCN) and evaluate effectiveness of an education program on improving their knowledge.Method. An evaluation consisting of a questionnaire was answered before and immediately after a 30-minute educational presentation in the form of a DVD that includes a PowerPoint and a video of oral health care for individuals with SHCN. The questionnaire was based on the materials and information presented in the DVD and included 26 questions (true/false/I do not know).Results. The mean (±SD) score on the pretest was 10.85 (±5.20), which increased to 16.85 (±5.47) on the posttest. This difference was statistically significant (P<0.001). Forty percent of the students surveyed reported that they were very satisfied with the educational part of the presentation, while 50% were somewhat satisfied. Thirty percent of students expressed that the educational intervention used is very effective.Conclusions. Viewing the educational intervention was effective in informing the sophomore students and providing them with instructive basic information on person with SHCN. Dental colleges should increase students’ knowledge, training, and exposure to individuals with SHCN.

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EFFICACY OF AN AUDIO-VISUAL AID IN IMPROVING KNOWLEDGE AND AWARENESS TOWARDS INFANT ORAL HEALTH CARE FOR EXPECTANT MOTHERS

Journal of Indian Dental Association ◽

10.33882/jida.13.25520 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Chahita Mahesh Lalchandani ◽

Sandeep Tandon ◽

Tripti Sharma Rai ◽

Anupama Kajal

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Oral Health ◽

Oral Health Care ◽

Visual Aids ◽

Maternity Hospitals ◽

Before And After ◽

Visual Aid ◽

Expectant Mothers ◽

The Mean ◽

Infant Oral Health

Aim: The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of a PowerPoint Presentation in Up-grading the knowledge and awareness towards infant oral health care among expectant mothers. Methods: This was a cross sectional survey conducted in various maternity hospitals throughout Jaipur city, India. A 15 minute PowerPoint Presentation based on infant oral health care was presented to a total of 120 expectant mothers. The participants were made to fill a 15-point questionnaire on the same subject before and after the presentation. Based on a formulated scoring criterion, the knowledge and awareness level of each participant was quantified pre-intervention and post-intervention. The data thus obtained was analysed using descriptive statistics and chi square test, with the level of significance set at P<0.05. Results: There was a very high statistical difference (p=0.000) between the mean scores of the participants before and after the presentation, from 5.55 to 13.96 out of a maximum possible score of 15. The range of scores improved from 0-14 pre-presentation to 9-15 post- presentation. A significant improvement was seen in the mean scores of every socio- demographic group (p=0.000). A relatively high number of participants (85.8%) agreed that the presentation would change how they care for their child in the future. Conclusion: Based on the results of the study, it can be concluded that the use of audio-visual aids is beneficial in improving the knowledge and awareness towards infant oral health care among expectant mothers. Further research can be conducted to evaluate different designs of various audio-visual aids and their long-term efficacy catering to different socio- demographic groups. KEYWORDS Expectant mothers, infant oral health care, awareness, audio-visual aid, pregnant women, maternal awareness

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