ArticleJournal of International Society of Preventive & Community Dentistry
Evaluation of the Impact of Oral Health Education on Oral Hygiene Knowledge and Plaque Control of School-going Children in the City of Amritsar.
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- A Meta-analysis of Oral Health Interventions in Children: Impacts on Knowledge, Behaviour, and Clinical Outcomes.International dental journal · 2026Pooled it
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- Impact of Oral Health Educational Interventions on Oral Hygiene Status of Children with Hearing Loss: A Randomized Controlled Trial.BioMed research international · 2021Trial
- Policy Interventions to Prevent Periodontal Disease in Rural India: A Scoping Review.International journal of dentistry · 2026Review
- Impact of Community-Based Oral Health Education Programs on Dental Caries Prevalence in School-Aged Children.Journal of pharmacy & bioallied sciences · 2025Article
- Development of a School-Based Online Periodontal Education Programme for Adolescents.International dental journal · 2025Article
- Educational Intervention of Improve Student's Oral Health: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis School-Based.Iranian journal of public health · 2023Review
- The impact of integration of a dental module into the existing integrated child development services scheme in Chennai, India.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2020Article
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- Effectiveness of Oral Health Educational Methods among School Children Aged 5-16 Years in Improving their Oral Health Status: A Meta-analysis.International journal of clinical pediatric dentistryArticle
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Abstract
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objectivesThe present study aims to evaluate the impact of oral health education on oral hygiene knowledge and plaque control of school-going children in the city of Amritsar. MATERIALS AND
methodsThe study was carried out for 6 weeks and included four groups of schoolchildren of 10-12 years of age. Children were randomly selected and assigned into one of the four groups - Group I (verbal communication), Group II (verbal communication and self-educational pamphlets), Group III (audiovisual aids and verbal communication), and Group IV (control group). Oral health education was assessed by getting a questionnaire filled by children and plaque scores was recorded using Silness and Loe plaque index before and after the study. The data were then compared and analyzed using SPSS 16 software manufactured by IBM.
resultsDifferences in knowledge gain after the dental health education were statistically significant between all the groups, except between Group II and Group III in which the difference was not found to be significant. Group III showed the highest decrease in plaque score followed by Group II. There was a significant difference in reduction in plaque scores between all the groups, except between the Groups II and III.
conclusionBoth methods, i.e., pamphlets and audiovisual aids when used along with oral lectures, are equally effective in improving the knowledge and plaque scores in children.
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