Self-care of Oral Health Status and Uses of Interdental Aids among Dental Students: A&amp;nbsp;Cross-Sectional Study

Gufran, Khalid; Indrajit, M G; Aljeaidi, Zaid; Hamza, Mariam Omer Bin

doi:10.5958/2394-4196.2015.00024.2

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“…Our finding was consistent with a study conducted by Tewari et al [16] in Haryana, India who found that oral health status of school children has improved significantly by training the school teachers in various aspects of oral health. [15] Our finding was in contrast to the study report of Tewari et al in Chandigarh, India, who reported that dentist could be the best personnel for imparting OHE to school children. [16] In our study, all the participants felt that there was a requirement of DHE aids such as charts, photograph, and audio-visual aids to train the school children.…”

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“…This may be because the teacher would have felt that continuous reinforcement (training) about dental health among children would yield a better result if done in short intervention (periodically). [15] In our study, 82.2% study participants felt that dentists should first train the teachers and then teachers in turn train the children with the dentist supervising the school dental curriculum periodically could be the better method to train the children. Our finding was consistent with a study conducted by Tewari et al [16] in Haryana, India who found that oral health status of school children has improved significantly by training the school teachers in various aspects of oral health.…”

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Perception of Teachers about Implementation of Oral Health Education in Primary School Curriculum

Sharma¹,

Reddy²,

Jain³

et al. 2016

Int. Jour. of Dent. and Med. Spec.

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Objective: A decayed tooth (dental caries) affects oral health status in children's more than any other chronic infectious diseases. Untreated tooth decay in children's can cause pain and secondary infections that will create the problem in eating, playing, speaking, learning, and be successful in school. Untreated dental infections in the mouth also put children at risk for other infections such as ears (otitis media, etc.), sinuses, and other parts of their bodies. School-based oral health education (OHE), screenings, assisted referral, and delivery of oral preventive care services provide equitable, reliable entry into long-term oral health care and assist parents by reducing the need to take time from work and find transportation. Children who receive care in schools also can become an entry point for others in the family to connect with an oral health care provider. The combination of education, prevention, and access to care has the potential to nearly eliminate tooth decay in school-age children. Methods: The descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among government and semi-government school located in Bhopal city for 6 months using a self-administered questionnaire. Results: Out of 300 school teachers, 283 teachers felt that like other general fitness OHE is also as important as general health and should be included in a school health education program. Conclusion: The questionnaire-based study conducted on government and semi-government school teachers supports on implementing oral health program for school children's oral health. There is a definite and immediate need for organized training of school teachers on basic oral health knowledge.

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Perception of Teachers about Implementation of Oral Health Education in Primary School Curriculum

Sharma¹,

Reddy²,

Jain³

et al. 2016

Int. Jour. of Dent. and Med. Spec.

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“…Mechanical removal is considered the most effectual method to control the growth of the oral biofilm. 2,3 Toothbrushing is the most common mechanical plaque control method however, it is incomplete in the interdental areas. 4 Interdental areas are hard to acquire with a toothbrush, thus preventing potent cleaning, and becomes the principal sites of residual plaque, allowing the formation of plaque with.…”

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Interdental cleaning where we stand today: a questionnaire study

Koregol

Kalburgi²,

Sulakod³

et al. 2022

Int J Community Med Public Health

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Background: Bacterial plaque is etiological factor for initiation of periodontitis. Toothbrushing is necessary for maintaining oral hygiene. However, toothbrushing alone is not enough in interproximal areas. The use of interdental aids was important to clean interdental areas of plaque that forms frequently.Methods: A 35 items questionnaire was structured and distributed among 422 dental under graduate students. The distribution of responses was presented as frequencies and percentage.Results: A total of 422 participants out of whom 5.7% below 20 years 94.3% were 20-25 years. 83 interns and 339 undergraduate students, frequency (%) was more in under graduates compare to interns. The mean knowledge score among undergraduates was 6.80 and in interns was 5.67. Knowledge about interdental cleaning aids was highly significant (p<0.01) among undergraduate students.Conclusions: The overall knowledge and awareness about interdental aids was good. But meticulous planning regarding awareness needs to be followed. The practice regarding interdental aids should be improved, dentist should work closely with the patient to convey message about usage of interdental aids.

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Self-care of Oral Health Status and Uses of Interdental Aids among Dental Students: A Cross-Sectional Study

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Perception of Teachers about Implementation of Oral Health Education in Primary School Curriculum

Perception of Teachers about Implementation of Oral Health Education in Primary School Curriculum

Interdental cleaning where we stand today: a questionnaire study

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