Effect of Health Educational Program on the Oral Health of Two Groups of Egyptian Primary School Children

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1 Dentist at Egyptian Ministry of Health, Egypt.

2 Assistant Professor of Pedodontics and Oral Health Faculty of Oral and Dental Medicine for Girls Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.

3 Lecturer of Pedodontics and Oral Health Faculty of Oral and Dental Medicine for Girls Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.

Abstract

Purpose: To investigate the influence of health education program on oral health of two groups of Egyptian primary school children in association with their socioeconomic status (the first group from governmental schools and the second group from private schools). Subjects and Methods: Four hundreds children age between10-12 years from both genders were divided into two groups (n=200) regarding to receiving health educational program: first group from the governmental schools and second group from private schools. Clinical examination was done to estimate Gingival index, Oral hygiene index (OHI-S) and Caries indices. A health education program has been implemented and follow up was done after 3 months. Gingival index, oral hygiene index and caries index were measured. Results: At base line, there was no statistically significant difference between gingival scores and Oral hygiene index scores in the two groups P-value ≤ 0.05 . After three months, participants from private schools showed statistically significantly lower median gingival scores and OHI-S scores than those from governmental schools. Whether in private or governmental schools at base line, and after three months; there was no major difference between caries scores in the two groups. Conclusion: Health education program is effective in enhancing oral health and reducing gingival index, oral hygiene index and caries index.

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