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Trial reportBMC oral health2015

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

Matina V Angelopoulou, Katerina Kavvadia, Konstantina Taoufik, Constantine J Oulis

2 registry-linked trialsOpen access · goldAbstract readClinical TrialComparative StudyMulticenter Study
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Trial report in BMC oral health, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 29 papers.

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29citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT02320162 nacompletednot on this map

"School-based Oral Health Education Program Using Experiential Learning or Traditional Lecturing in Children and Adolescents: a Clinical Trial"

TypeinterventionalSponsorMatina AngelopoulouRan2010 to 2012Enrolled351ConditionsCaries, GingivitisArmsExperiential learning oral health education
NCT05570500 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2022, after this paper: background citation

Comparing the Effect of the Online Oral Health Education to the Conventional Method on the Knowledge and Practice of Personal Oral Hygiene in a Group of Primary School Children in Egypt. A Randomized Controlled Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorAin Shams UniversityRan2022 to 2023Enrolled636ConditionsKnowledge, Attitude to Health, PracticeArmsOral health education
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

29 citing papers in PubMed, 79 citations in OpenAlex.

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  13. Peer-led oral health education model for elementary school-aged children in British Columbia, Canada.Canadian journal of dental hygiene : CJDH = Journal canadien de l'hygiene dentaire : JCHD · 2022
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  15. Impact of School-Based Oral Health Education on Vietnamese Adolescents: A 6-Month Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Matina V AngelopoulouDivision of Pediatric Dentistry, Marquette University, School of Dentistry, 1801 W Wisconsin, 53233, Milwaukee, WI, USA. matinangelop@yahoo.gr.
Katerina KavvadiaDepartment of Paediatric Dentistry, Dental School, University of Athens, Thivon 2 Goudi, 11527, Athens, Greece. kavvadiakaterina@gmail.com.
Konstantina TaoufikPrivate Practice, Athens, Greece. babyboo_o@hotmail.com.
Constantine J OulisDepartment of Paediatric Dentistry, Dental School, University of Athens, Thivon 2 Goudi, 11527, Athens, Greece. cjoulis@dent.uoa.gr.
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens · GRMarquette University · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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).

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School DentistryAttitude to HealthChildChild BehaviorDental CariesDental PlaqueDental Plaque IndexDMF IndexFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGingivitisHealth BehaviorHealth Education, DentalHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHumansMale

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PMID25924670
PMCPMC4415446
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