ArticleJournal of family medicine and primary care2020
Use of teachers as agents of oral health education: Intervention study among public secondary school pupils in Lagos.
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- A scoping review of school-based oral health interventions among adolescents in Nigeria.Frontiers in oral health · 2025Pooled it
- The perspectives of teachers on barriers to optimum oral health: a qualitative study.BMC oral health · 2026Article
- Enhancing Oral Health Knowledge Among Elementary School Teachers: Outcomes of A Quasi-Experimental Educational Intervention.The Journal of school health · 2025Article
- Conceptual Knowledge of Oral Health Among Primary School Teachers in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia-A Cross Sectional Survey.Dentistry journal · 2025Article
- Development and validation of School Oral Health Promotion Program "SOHEPP" oral health video for the training of adolescents and teachers in Ibadan, Nigeria.PLOS global public health · 2025Article
- Evaluation of peer role models as oral health education providers among school children in Mysuru, Karnataka, India.Journal of education and health promotion · 2023Article
- Impact of oral hygiene habits on oral health-related quality of life of in-school adolescents in Ibadan, Nigeria.Frontiers in oral health · 2022Article
- Oral Health-Related Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviours of Elementary School Teachers.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Advancing oral health policy for mandatory dental screening before admission into public primary and secondary schools in Lagos, Nigeria.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundCommon oral diseases are preventable and if detected early are reversible and schools provide a setting in which the oral health behavior of pupils can be influenced. We aimed to assess the effectiveness of using teachers in place of oral health professionals to deliver oral health education (OHE) in public secondary schools in Lagos State.
methodsThis quasi-experimental study was conducted in four phases from September 2016-April 2017. A multistage sampling method was adopted to enlist the research participants from four enlisted schools, which were randomly assigned into two groups. Trained dentists delivered OHE in the first group of schools while trained teachers did in the second group and the impact of the intervention was assessed over six months.
resultsAt the 3 months evaluation, the mean oral health knowledge (OHK) scores were higher among pupils in the Teachers Intervention Schools (TIS) (71.3 ± 19.3) than that in the Dentist Intervention Schools (DIS) (61.3 ± 17.7) (
conclusionThe proportion of pupils with good OHK was higher in the TIS at post-intervention periods; this difference was statistically significant at 3 months. This result suggests that teachers are as effective as dentists in delivering OHE.
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