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Oral Hygiene Facilitators And Barriers In Greek 10 Years Old Schoolchildren, Matina V. Angelopoulou, Katerina Kavvadia, Constantine Oulis, Christina Reppa

School of Dentistry Faculty Research and Publications

Aim: The aim of this study was to determine the oral hygiene facilitators and barriers for 10 years old Greek children, via a questionnaire and clinical examination.

Materials and Methods: This was a cross-sectional study of 266, 10 years old, children recruited from schools in 3 locations in Greece. Data were collected via questionnaires and clinical examination. Questionnaires referred to children's oral hygiene knowledge, behavior and attitude as well as parents' oral hygiene behavior and educational level. Children were clinically examined by two calibrated pediatric dentists using a WHO probe and artificial light to assess dental plaque (hygiene index-HI), gingivitis …

Comparative Clinical Study Testing The Effectiveness Of School Based Oral Health Education Using Experiential Learning Or Traditional Lecturing In 10 Year-Old Children, Matina V. Angelopoulou, Katerina Kavvadia, Konstantine Taoufik, Constantine J. Oulis

School of Dentistry Faculty Research and Publications

Background

School based oral health education through traditional lecturing has been found successful only in improving oral health knowledge, while has low effectiveness in oral hygiene and gingival health. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of experiential learning (EL) oral health education to traditional lecturing (TL), on enhancing oral health knowledge, attitude and behavior as well as oral hygiene, gingival health and caries of 10-year-old children.

Methods

Eighty-four children were recruited for the EL and 100 for the TL group from 3 locations in Greece. Data regarding oral health knowledge, attitude and behavior were collected via …