Effects of Mothers Involved in Dental Health Program for Their Children

Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify the effects of mothers' involvement in a dental health program for their elementary school children. Methods: This study was a non-equivalent control group pre-post test design in which knowledge and behaviors related to dental health, perceived benefits and barriers, self-efficacy and plaque control scores were compared between the experimental group (n= 26) for whom the dental health program included the direct involvement of the mothers, and the control group (n= 24) for whom knowledge related to dental health was provided through brochures. Results: Scores for the experimental group in which the mothers were involved in the dental health program were significantly higher for knowledge, behaviors in dental health, self-efficacy and plaque control compared to the control group. Conclusion: Results of this study suggest that mothers involvement in the dental health program is effective in reinforcing dental health enhancing behavior in elementary school children.

Longitudinal study into the determining factors of dental caries in children aged 4: socio-behavioral aspects and oral health of pregnant women

“…the pregnant women who frequented public health services had, for the most part, a low level of schooling and low income. This finding was also noted in a separate study conducted with mothers of schoolchildren in an oral health program with homogeneous characteristics in the study population 25 and it can be seen that the results differ when the study involves a heterogeneous population 14 .…”

Impact of an Oral Health Education Workshop on Parents’ Oral Health Knowledge, Attitude, and Perceived Behavioral Control among African Immigrants

“…It has been shown that providing information through brochures, pamphlets, text messages, and lectures only has a modest impact on improving oral health-related knowledge and behaviors [9,10]. Mothers who participated in oral health workshops demonstrated significantly more increased knowledge and improved behavior than those in the control group who only received oral health information through pamphlets [10].…”

“…There are many ways to bring awareness and communicate knowledge to the public such as information pamphlets, individual letters, television campaigns, public workshops, and presentations [9,10]. Each method has some advantages and disadvantages.…”

Relationship between Perception of Oral Health, Clinical Conditions and Socio-Behavioral Factors of Mother-Child

“…This can be explained by the homogeneity of this population, ie, the majority lived with a partner, had low income and low education. This finding was also pointed out in another study of school mothers of an oral health program with homogeneous characteristics in the population [18].…”

“…She is the reference in the transmission of habits, customs and health practices [10,25]. t is of utmost importance to include the data of the mother in the child's treatment, since it is a reference to the child in health matters [18,26]. The unfavorable maternal perception to the child's oral health should be considered as a risk indicator, since she realizes the real risks when they present themselves [27].…”