Objective: The aim of this study is to assess the impact of the health awareness campaigns and an intervention on overall oral hygiene of students. Materials and methods: A cohort study (prospective) has been conducted over a period of 1 year from September 2018- September 2019, a total of 340 students age between 6 to 12 years participated in the study. A self-administrated Questionnaire regarding oral hygiene habits and practices was designed and filled by the students. Same questionnaire was filled from the same students again after one year and the impact of oral health education was accessed. Results: Following the intervention, significant differences were found in the dental health. Time taken for brushing was improved. Majority of the participants who changed their toothbrush after more than a year, now changed their toothbrushes after every 6 months. Frequency of visiting the dentist for routine checkups also increased. Conclusion: Short term oral health education program and health awareness campaigns have potential merits in bettering the oral hygiene conditions and promoting health among the children. Coordinating efforts should be enhanced between school personnel, parents and health professionals to ensure long term benefits
The government of India has done remarkable work on commissioning a government funded prehospital emergency ambulance service in India. This has both public health implications and an economic impact on the nation. With the establishment of these services, there is an acute need for standardization of education and quality assurance regarding prehospital care provided. The International Joint Working Group has been actively involved in designing guidelines and establishing a comprehensive framework for ensuring high-quality education and clinical standards of care for prehospital services in India. This paper provides an independent expert opinion and a proposed framework for general operations and administration of a standardized, national prehospital emergency medical systems program. Program implementation, operational details, and regulations will require close collaboration between key stakeholders, including local, regional, and national governmental agencies of India.
Background: Diabetes type 2 and periodontitis has bi-directional relationship not only diabetes is a risk factor for periodontitis but periodontitis could have negative effect on glycemic control. Poor glycemic control is associated with reduced salivary pH. Aim: To compare the difference in salivary PH in patients with Periodontitis with or without Diabetes mellitus (Type 2). Method: A total of 348 consenting subjects were recruited for this investigation. There were 116 with diabetes mellitus and periodontitis, 116 with periodontitis but not diabetes and 116 patients with no periodontitis and diabetes. Salivary PH strips were used to determine the PH levels in each participant and recorded. Results: Participants with periodontitis and diabetes had decreased salivary PH of 6.16 ± 0.03 when compared with individuals with periodontitis who were not diabetic who had PH of 6.62 ± 0.04. The mean salivary PH was compared between the three groups (Control, Periodontitis and DM) where a statistically significant relationship was determined (P<0.05). Conclusion: Our study concluded that the salivary PH of patients with DM and periodontitis is lower than that of the control group. The difference in mean PH value between group 1, group 2 and group3 was statistically significant (P<0.05). Keywords: Periodontitis, Diabetes mellitus, salivary PH
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