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EFFECT OF DIFFERENT HEALTH EDUCATION TECHNIQUES ON DENTAL CARIES, ORAL HYGIENE STATUS & ORAL HEALTH RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE AMONG 8-9 YEARS OLD SCHOOL CHILDREN OF UDAIPUR CITY, RAJASTHAN -A BEFORE & AFTER STUDY

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Dr. Kailash Asawa, Dr. Jagdish Zadke, Dr Mridula Tak, Dr. Ashwini Zadke, Dr. Harshad Verma, Dr. Ankita Rawal, Dr. Sai Kancharlawar
» doi: 10.48047/ecb/2023.12.si7.491

Abstract

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).

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