Effectiveness of an Infant Oral Care Educational Intervention on Knowledge of Dental Students
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) - Year 2017, Vol 16, Issue 12
Abstract
Purpose: This study assessed the effectiveness of a video and a PowerPoint presentation educational intervention about infant oral health care on the knowledge and learning of female dental students at King Saud University in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Methods: Two hundred eighty-four students from five levels of dental school (D1, D2, D3, D4, and D5) participated in this study. A self-administered questionnaire was distributed and completed by students immediately before and after the educational intervention, which was in the form of a video and a PowerPoint presentation on oral health care of infants. The 14-item multiple-choice questionnaire was based on information presented in the educational intervention to measure short-term recall of knowledge. The presentation educated students about infant oral health care, the first dental visit, correct position of examining the infant and anticipatory guidance. Results: There was a significant difference between the total pre-test and post-test scores (P<0.0001). The mean + SD scores of the pre- and post-test scores respectively were 4.96+2.33 and 11.56+1.76. The students reported their minimal knowledge of infant oral health care as 50.7% before watching the educational intervention compared to 7.4% after watching it. Moreover, 78.2% students reported that the educational intervention was very effective in teaching them about infant oral health care. About 77.5% and 22.5% of the students were very or somewhat satisfied with the educational intervention respectively and 96.5% of participants reported that it was helpful in improving their understanding of infant oral health care, and 65.8% and 28.9% were very or somewhat likely to use the information presented in the educational intervention respectively. Conclusion: The video and a PowerPoint presentation educational intervention on oral health care of infants used in this study was effective in teaching basic information about infant oral health care and improved the knowledge of dental students.
Authors and Affiliations
Fouad Salama, Waad Alamri, Shahad Albader, Rawan Alammari, Rasha Al- Dabaan, Rehab Allam
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