Effectiveness of an infant oral health care educational intervention on knowledge of dental students

dc.creator	AlHammad NS
dc.creator	Salama FS
dc.date	2011-08-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T22:06:53Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T22:06:53Z
dc.identifier	1179-7258
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/f72b1c0da8574d7aa389a80b0f5801d3
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/10803
dc.identifier.uri	https://doaj.org/article/f72b1c0da8574d7aa389a80b0f5801d3
dc.description	Nouf S AlHammad1, Fouad S Salama21Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics Department, King Saud University College of Dentistry, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; 2Growth and Development Department, College of Dentistry, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NEBackground: This study evaluated the effectiveness of an infant oral health care educational intervention on the knowledge of female dental students at King Saud University in Riyadh city.Methods: One hundred and twenty-eight students participated in the study. The participants were from different levels in the dental college, ie, second year (D2), third year (D3), fourth year (D4), and fifth year (D5). Assessment by questionnaire was completed immediately before and after a 14-minute educational intervention, in the form of a PowerPoint presentation and video on oral health of infants for dental students. The 18-item multiple-choice questionnaire was based on information presented in the presentation.Results: A significant difference (P &lt; 0.001) was found between average pretest scores (9.30 &plusmn; 2.24), and average post-test scores (12.56 &plusmn; 2.05). The highest percentage of improvement in the post-test as compared with the pretest was recorded for group D2 (50.6%) followed by D3 (40%), D4 (35%), and D5 (23%). One hundred and twenty-six (98.4%) study participants found the presentation helpful in improving their understanding of infant oral health, and 77 (60.2%) were very satisfied with the presentation. Sixty-six participants (51.6%) reported that the presentation was very effective in teaching them about infant oral health, and 83 (65%) were very likely to incorporate this information into their daily practice.Conclusion: A 14-minute PowerPoint and video educational intervention was effective in teaching basic information about infant oral health to dental students.Keywords: dental care for children, education, dental, infant, health knowledge
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	Dove Press
dc.relation	http://www.dovepress.com/effectiveness-of-an-infant-oral-health-care-educational-intervention-o-a8131
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1179-7258
dc.source	Advances in Medical Education and Practice, Vol 2011, Iss default, Pp 193-199 (2011)
dc.subject	Medicine (General)
dc.subject	R5-920
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Medicine (General)
dc.subject	DOAJ:Health Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
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dc.subject	Medicine (General)
dc.subject	R5-920
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Medicine (General)
dc.subject	DOAJ:Health Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Medicine (General)
dc.subject	R5-920
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dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
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dc.subject	Medicine (General)
dc.subject	R5-920
dc.subject	Medicine
dc.subject	R
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
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dc.subject	Medicine (General)
dc.subject	R5-920
dc.subject	Medicine
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dc.subject	Special aspects of education
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dc.title	Effectiveness of an infant oral health care educational intervention on knowledge of dental students
dc.type	Article