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Effectiveness of a Motivation and Practical Skills Development Methods on the Oral Hygiene of Orphans Children in Kaunas, Lithuania J Oral Maxillofac Res 2015;6(3):e2 doi:10.5037/jomr.2015.6302 |
Effectiveness of a Motivation and Practical Skills Development Methods on the Oral Hygiene of Orphans Children in Kaunas, Lithuania
1Snipiskes Medical Center, Vilnius, Lithuania.
2Clinic for Preventive and Paediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Odontology, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania.
Corresponding Author:
Snipiskes Medical Center
Kalvariju 170 LT-08206 Vilnius
Lithuania
Phone: 8 628 58 814
Fax: (8 5) 237 5753
E-mail: greta.markeviciute@gmail.com
ABSTRACT
Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of a motivation and practical skills development methods on the oral hygiene of orphans.
Material and Methods: Sixty eight orphans aged between 7 and 17 years from two orphanages in Kaunas were divided into two groups: practical application group and motivation group. Children were clinically examined by determining their oral hygiene status using Silness-Löe plaque index. Questionnaire was used to estimate the oral hygiene knowledge and practices at baseline and after 3 months. Statistical analysis included: Chi-square test (χ2), Fisher‘s exact test, Student‘s t-test, nonparametric Mann-Whitney test, Spearman’s rho correlation coefficient and Kappa coefficient.
Results: All children had a plaque on at least one tooth in both groups: motivation 1.14 (SD 0.51), practical application 1.08 (SD 0.4) (P = 0.58). Girls in both groups showed significantly better oral hygiene than boys (P < 0.001). After 3 months educational program oral hygiene status improved in both groups significantly 0.4 (SD 0.35) (P < 0.001). Significantly better oral hygiene was determined in practical application group 0.19 (SD 0.27) in comparison with motivation group 0.55 (SD 0.32) (P < 0.001). By comparing results of first and second questionnaire surveys on use of soft drinks, the statistically significant decline of their use was in both groups (P = 0.004).
Conclusions: Educational programs are effective in improving oral hygiene, especially when they’re based on practical skills training.
J Oral Maxillofac Res 2015;6(3):e2
doi: 10.5037/jomr.2015.6302
Accepted for publication: 10 September 2015
Keywords: adolescent; child; oral hygiene; oral hygiene index; orphanages; motivation.
To cite this article: Effectiveness of a Motivation and Practical Skills Development Methods on the Oral Hygiene of Orphans Children in Kaunas, Lithuania. J Oral Maxillofac Res 2015;6(3):e2 URL: http://www.ejomr.org/JOMR/archives/2015/3/e2/v6n3e2ht.htm |
Received: 14 July 2015 | Accepted: 10 September 2015 | Published: 30 September 2015
Copyright: © The Author(s). Published by JOMR under CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 licence, 2015.