Evaluation of a 7‐year school‐based community dental hygiene programme in Portugal by high school teachers

Assunção, Victor; Luís, HS; Bernardo, Mário; Martin, Shawn; Leroux, B; Ta, DeRouen; Leitão, JM

doi:10.1111/j.1601-5037.2007.00286.x

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“…e incidir en los hogares, donde los hábitos tienden a consolidarse23, 24. Por otra parte, la colaboración y la sensibilización del conjunto del profesorado ha permitido abordar la educación sanitaria de forma trasversal y continuada, aumentando el impacto y el alcance de la intervención más allá de las actividades programadas y los cursos académicos objeto de estudio8, 25, 26.…”

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Atención Primaria y promoción de la salud bucodental: evaluación de una intervención educativa en población infantil

Larrañaga¹,

Ruíz

Vela³

et al. 2019

Atención Primaria

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ResumenObjetivoEvaluar a corto y medio plazo la efectividad de una intervención de promoción de la salud bucodental impulsada desde Atención Primaria.DiseñoEnsayo comunitario de intervención no aleatorizado.EmplazamientoTres centros educativos de características sociodemográficas similares de un barrio empobrecido de Granada.ParticipantesParticiparon en el estudio 82 alumnos de entre 5 y 6 años del colegio intervención (CI) y 109 de los colegios control (CC), así como los profesores y padres/madres de los alumnos del CI.IntervenciónActividades escolares de promoción de la salud bucodental dirigidas a los alumnos, y reuniones periódicas con los profesores y padres/madres del CI durante 2 cursos consecutivos.Mediciones principalesConocimientos sobre salud bucodental y hábitos higiénico-dietéticos de los alumnos, valorados mediante cuestionarios distribuidos antes de la intervención y transcurridos 6 y 18 meses.ResultadosTranscurridos 18 meses, los conocimientos adquiridos fueron significativamente superiores en el CI (OR 3,54; IC 95% 1,46-8,58) en comparación con los CC. El consumo de alimentos saludables aumentó significativamente en el desayuno (OR 2,95; IC 95% 1,26-6,89) y la merienda (OR 3,67; IC 95% 1,49-9,05) y disminuyó el consumo de bollería (OR 4,05; IC 95% 1,68-9,81) y refrescos azucarados (OR 3,79; IC 95% 1,57-9,12) respecto a los CC. No se observaron mejoras en relación con la higiene bucodental en el CI.ConclusionesLas intervenciones escolares de educación sanitaria, desarrolladas de forma intersectorial, participativa y considerando los contextos socioeconómicos particulares, resultan eficaces en la mejora del conocimiento y los hábitos dietéticos de los alumnos.

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Atención Primaria y promoción de la salud bucodental: evaluación de una intervención educativa en población infantil

Larrañaga¹,

Ruíz

Vela³

et al. 2019

Atención Primaria

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“…In contrast, teachers who received training from a dental professional were significantly more likely to teach OHE compared to those who did not. It has been recommended that health professionals play a proactive role in engaging teachers to incorporate OHE in their teaching. Capacity building through a robust OHE training programme conducted by dental professionals for teachers and supplemented by provision of educational materials and consultation may be pivotal in empowering school‐based oral health promotion efforts, which in turn may improve the sustainability of these programmes in special schools.…”

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Factors influencing the inclusion of oral health education in individualized education plans of children with autism spectrum disorders in Singapore

Tong

Lee

et al. 2016

Int J Paed Dentistry

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Comparative clinical study testing the effectiveness of school based oral health education using experiential learning or traditional lecturing in 10 year-old children

Angelopoulou

Kavvadia

Taoufik³

et al. 2015

BMC Oral Health

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BackgroundSchool based oral health education through traditional lecturing has been found successful only in improving oral health knowledge, while has low effectiveness in oral hygiene and gingival health. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of experiential learning (EL) oral health education to traditional lecturing (TL), on enhancing oral health knowledge, attitude and behavior as well as oral hygiene, gingival health and caries of 10-year-old children.MethodsEighty-four children were recruited for the EL and 100 for the TL group from 3 locations in Greece. Data regarding oral health knowledge, attitude and behavior were collected via questionnaires. Data regarding dental plaque, gingivitis and caries were collected by clinical examination. The evaluation using questionnaires and clinical examination was assessed at baseline and 6 and 18 months afterwards. Two calibrated pediatric dentists examined the students using a periodontal probe and artificial light. Modified hygiene index (HI) was used for dental plaque recording, the simplified gingival index (GI-S) was used for gingivitis and DMFT, based on BASCD criteria, for dental caries. Based on a dedicated manual, the teacher applied in the classroom the oral health educational program using EL.ResultsEL group had statistically significant better hygiene than the TL at 6 months (p < 0.05). Within the same group, both groups had enhanced oral health knowledge at 6 and 18 months (p < 0.05) and improved oral health behavior (p > 0.05) and attitude (p > 0.05) at 6 months in comparison to baseline.ConclusionEL program was found more successful than TL in oral hygiene improvement. Both oral health education programs improved the oral health knowledge, attitude and behavior of children.Trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov (NCT02320162).Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12903-015-0036-4) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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Evaluation of a 7‐year school‐based community dental hygiene programme in Portugal by high school teachers

Abstract: Teacher evaluations of this kind of programme are critical for the development of school-based Dental Hygiene Education programmes. Teachers believe that Dental Hygiene Education is crucial for students' well-being.

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Atención Primaria y promoción de la salud bucodental: evaluación de una intervención educativa en población infantil

Atención Primaria y promoción de la salud bucodental: evaluación de una intervención educativa en población infantil

Factors influencing the inclusion of oral health education in individualized education plans of children with autism spectrum disorders in Singapore

Comparative clinical study testing the effectiveness of school based oral health education using experiential learning or traditional lecturing in 10 year-old children

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