Title: Evaluation on the effect of oral health education programme for middle-school students
Abstract: AIM:To evaluate the effect of a 3-months oral health education programme among middle-school students on improvement of the oral health status.METHODS:218 subjects were selected and divided into two groups.Oral health education sessions were conducted for the test groups.Students in the education group brushed their teeth twice daily with provided toothpaste in their school under the supervision of teachers.No oral health education session and no supervised tooth brushing activities were carried out in the control group.RESULTS:After a 3-month programme,the OHI and GI of test group were significantly improved than those of the control group ( P 0.05) .CONCLUSION:Oral health education program was effective to improve the oral health status.
Publication Year: 2005
Publication Date: 2005-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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