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Effectiveness of Planned Teaching Programme Regarding Dental Hygiene on Knowledge, Practice and Selected Dental Indices among Primary School Children in Selected Schools at Kollam

Author Name : Mrs. Bhagitha .B

ABSTRACT

A study was done to assess the effectiveness of planned teaching programme regarding dental hygiene on knowledge, practice and selected dental indices among primary school children at Kollam. Objectives: The objective of the study were to assess the dental hygiene among primary school children, to assess the knowledge and practice on dental hygiene, to assess the effectiveness of planned teaching program on improvement of dental hygiene and, to find the association between knowledge and practice with selected demographic variables. Materials and Method: Quantitative research approach was selected with quasi experimental one group pre-test, post-test design. Convenient sampling was used to select 100 school children in the age group of 9yrs.The researcher assessed the knowledge on dental hygiene, reported practice on dental hygiene, oral hygienic status, along with selected dental indices before intervention. Planned teaching programme was implemented along with demonstration on brushing technique. Post-test on knowledge and practice was done after seven days of intervention &oral hygienic status of the oral cavity including dental indices were assessed after one month of intervention. Results: The study result showed that the mean of post- test of knowledge was 14.67 which were higher than the pre test scores. Post test score on practice was 15.15 which was higher than pre- test and calculated‘t’ values of knowledge and practice were greater than table value, which concludes that there is effectiveness of planned teaching programme on knowledge and practice among primary school children. On commuting‘t’ value for oral hygienic status including dental indices, calculated’ values were higher than table value. Conclusion: which concludes that there is effectiveness of planned teaching on dental hygiene? There was significant association between pre- test score on knowledge and practice with selected demographic variables such as caste, income, educational status number of children and previous source of information.

Keywords: Effectiveness, planned teaching programme, knowledge, practice, oral hygiene, selected dental indices, children