Volume - 13 | Issue-1
Volume - 13 | Issue-1
Volume - 13 | Issue-1
Volume - 13 | Issue-1
Volume - 13 | Issue-1
School dental health education (SDHE) aims to improve the dental caries status, oral hygiene status and Oral Health related quality of life of children. In recent times, there has been a paradigm shift towards edutainment modes, where education and entertainment are integrated. Drama, puppet shows and game-based methods have been used effectively to teach basic oral health and hygiene concepts Material and methods: The list of schools in Udaipur, Rajasthan were obtained from the concerned Assistant Elementary Education Officer. Three randomly eligible schools were given permission to carry out this study for a period of 6 months. Principle investigator delivered the SDHE to each school using three respective modes : Drama mode, Modified snake and ladder game mode and flashcard mode. Results: A total of 300 children (drama mode-89, game mode-113, flashcard mode-98) were included in this study. Mean increase in the DMFT score was highest in children belonging to the drama mode. Game and drama modes had a considerable difference in the debris score (p=0.001, 0.001), calculus (p=0.004, 0.01) and OHI-S score (p=0.001, 0.001) respectively, when compared to the flashcards mode. Marked difference between game and flashcards (p=0.001, 0.05, 0.024 respectively) and between drama and flashcards at baseline (p<0.001) and at 6 months (p=0.02).