Trial reportEuropean archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry2020
Impact of different modes of school dental health education on oral health-related knowledge, attitude and practice behaviour: an interventional study.
Trial report in European archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05570500 (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), which is not on this map. Cited by 8 papers.
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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
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8 citing papers in PubMed.
- Peer-led versus routine health education for schistosomiasis knowledge improvement among primary school students in Wuhan, China.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2026Trial
- Drama-based interventions for school oral health promotion among children and adolescents: a scoping review.BMC oral health · 2026Article
- A STEPwise Approach for Oral Hygiene Behavior of Schoolchildren in Romania.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Effectiveness of a Visual Interactive Game on Oral Hygiene Knowledge, Practices, and Clinical Parameters among Adolescents: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- The role of Polish school nurses in the oral health promotion for 7-19 year-old children and adolescents.European archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry · 2021Article
- The impact of coronavirus lockdown on oral healthcare and its associated issues of pre-schoolers in China: an online cross-sectional survey.BMC oral health · 2021Article
- The Effectiveness of a Board Game-Based Oral Hygiene Education Program on Oral Hygiene Knowledge and Plaque Index of Adults with Intellectual Disability: A Pilot Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- The Effectiveness of Peer Interaction-based Edutainment in Oral Health Promotion among Elementary School Students: A Systematic Review.Journal of International Society of Preventive & Community DentistryReview
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Abstract
purposeThe study was planned to evaluate the effectiveness of three modes of school dental health education (SDHE) on the oral health-related knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) behaviour of school children.
methodsAn interventional study was carried out among 8-9 year old school children from January 2016 to January 2018. Three hundred and sixty children from three schools in Tiruchengode, Tamil Nadu, India participated in this study. Each school was randomly allotted with a mode (drama, modified snake and ladder game, flashcard) of SDHE, which was delivered for 20 min, every 6 months for 2 years. A validated questionnaire with 18 questions was used to record oral health-related KAP behaviour at baseline and after 2 years.
resultsAt the end of 2 years, there was an increase in the percentage of correct response for all the nine knowledge questions, in all the three modes. The mean difference in the cumulative knowledge score between baseline and 2 years was 1.39 ± 2.05 for drama mode, 1.8 ± 1.51 for game mode and 1.7 ± 1.5 for flashcard mode of SDHE. There was a significant difference in three knowledge questions and one attitude practice behaviour question between the three groups at the end of 2 years.
conclusionsAll the three modes were effective in improving the oral health-related KAP behaviour of school children. Game mode made a better impact on the knowledge scores of these children, and it was observed to be more child-friendly and entertaining.
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