Effect of different school dental health education interventions on enhancing the oral  health status of children

Effect of different school dental health education interventions on enhancing the oral health status of children

dc.contributor.guide	Kandaswamy D
dc.coverage.spatial	Pediatric Dentistry
dc.creator.researcher	Geetha Priya P R
dc.date.accessioned	2020-02-12T09:09:57Z
dc.date.available	2020-02-12T09:09:57Z
dc.date.awarded	24/01/2020
dc.date.completed	24/01/2020
dc.date.registered	04/10/2014
dc.description.abstract	To compare the effectiveness of three modes of school dental health education and the two frequencies of reinforcements on the oral health status of children Three hundred and sixty school children aged 8 to 9 years participated in this study Dental caries status its treatment needs oral hygiene status oral health related quality of life scores and knowledge attitude practice behavior questionnaire scores were recorded One mode of SDHE was randomly allotted to each school Children were randomly sub-divided based on the frequency of reinforcement provided. Post intervention data was collected after two years There was a significant reduction in the dental caries, treatment needs debris scores and significant improvement in the overall oral health related knowledge and quality of life scores in all the three modes Children who received game mode SDHE every 3 months had significantly more number of filled primary teeth compared to children who received the reinforcement every 6 months All three modes were effective in improving the oral health status of school children Game mode and reinforcements given every 3 months made the highest impact on the oral health of these children newline
dc.description.note	Introduction P.1- 3 Review of Literature P.4 29 Aims and Objectives 30 Methodology p.31- 50 Results p.51- 95 Discussion p.96 -105 Conclusion p.106 References p.107 - 115
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dc.format.dimensions	15 cms
dc.format.extent	1-115
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10603/276626
dc.language	English
dc.publisher.institution	Dental College
dc.publisher.place	Chennai
dc.publisher.university	Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research
dc.relation
dc.rights	self
dc.source.university	University
dc.subject.keyword	Clinical Pre Clinical and Health,Clinical Medicine,Dentistry Oral Surgery and Medicine
dc.title	Effect of different school dental health education interventions on enhancing the oral health status of children
dc.title.alternative	Nil
dc.type.degree	Ph.D.