Evaluation of Dental caries awareness among the parents of school going children in Dhaka city (original) (raw)
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2018
Objective: The aim of this study was the evaluation of the oral health knowledge's association with respect to children's dental cavities. Methodology: The design of the research was cross sectional and the research was carried out at Allied Hospital Faisalabad. In order to make an assessment of the dental cavities, we took the oral examination of a total of 399 children who were school going. For that purpose of gauging the parents' knowledge about oral health, we use a self-devised questionnaire. Result: The percentage of boys and girls as the test subjects in our research was 49 and 51 respectively. The percentage of dental caries prevalence was 70 having a mean score of DMFT as 1.4, which was, as compared to boys, considerably greater in girls. With the increase in age from 12 to 15 years, the dental cavities increased. Many parents went to the dentists only when the children had a toothache, despite their knowledge of the fact that the prevention of dental caries was possible with regular visits to the dentist. Conclusion: This research concludes that the probability of dental caries is higher in girls as compared to boys. The knowledge of parents about oral hygiene affects the oral health of their children. We conclude to suggest that the authorities should devise the programs to create awareness of oral health amongst parents and their parents.
Assessment of the Awareness & Prevalence of Dental Caries in School Going Children of Surat City
2015
Background: This study is planned to assess the awareness & prevalence of dental caries in school going children of Surat city in order to provide the baseline data for planning and modifying the treatment plan in order to reduce the prevalence of dental caries.The study is designed to include 100 school going children, which will be examined by basic examination instruments and scored according to “WHO” criteria. The sample consisted of 18, 54 and 28 children in the 5-7, 8-10 and 11-13 years of age group. Objective: To assess the awareness & prevalence of dental caries in school going children of Surat city.Dental caries is most prevalent cause of premature loss of tooth, which may sometimes, lead to orthodontic abnormalities and other problems. Materials and Methods:100 children of both the sexes in the age group of 5 to 13 years of Surat city were examined using ‘WHO’ criteria. Among 100 students 52 were boys and 48 were girls and are residing around Thiruvallur. The sample consi...
Journal of Contemporary Dentistry, 2012
ABSTRACTAimThe study was undertaken to assess the caries status in children of 1st (6 years) and 6th grade (12 years) and knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) of mothers and schoolteachers in Mathura city.Materials and MethodsA total of 872 mothers, 140 schoolteachers, 500 children of grade I and 500 children of grade VI participated in the study. Clinical examinations of grades I and grade VI children were performed. Data on mothers and teachers were collected through personal interviews and selfadministered questionnaires respectively. Statistical significance was set at p ≤ 0.05.ResultsAt the age of 6 and 12, the mean decayed, missing and filled teeth (DMFT) index was 2.4 and 1.3 respectively. Mothers showed a fair level of knowledge (74.9%) and favorable attitude (70.6%), while maximum schoolteachers showed a good level of knowledge (67.9%) and favorable attitude (57.1%) toward oral health. Schoolteachers, dentists and television were found to be the most important source of d...
International Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry, 2022
health education 7 the oral health awareness programs may be directed toward them. In order to assess the magnitude of the preventive task it is necessary to know the extent and severity of the disease. In the present study an attempt was made to assess the knowledge, attitude, and practices of parents toward their children's oral health and its influence on the dental caries status of 5 to 10 years old school children in Nashik, Maharashtra. IntroductIon Dental caries, a common disease in children, is considered a major public health problem globally and if left untreated, it can affect a child's quality of life in the form of pain, discomfort, inability to chew, dental sepsis, etc., which may result in loss of school days. 1 Poor oral health also has a significant impact on the growth and cognitive development of a child by interfering with nutrition, concentration, and school participation. 2 Dental caries being a multifactorial disease is associated with a number of risk factors such as dietary habits, oral hygiene practices, nutritional imbalances, salivary flow and composition, use of fluorides, etc. Additionally, parental education, socioeconomic status, poverty, lack of awareness about dental diseases are also associated with risk of dental caries. 3 The mothers as well as the entire family play a key role in influencing the oral health behaviors of children. 4 Parents are directly responsible for the dental health of their offspring and can play an important role in preventing oral diseases in children. 5 Their knowledge on health including oral health affects most of their decisions with regard to the health of their children. 6 Parents are decision makers in matters of children's health and healthcare. Therefore it is essential to explore their knowledge, attitude, and practices as it affects the dental care children receive at home and their access to professional dental services. As young children and their mothers are an important target group for oral
Biomedical Journal of Scientific & Technical Research, 2019
Background: Dental Caries is one of the most prevalent chronic diseases in childhood in developed and underdeveloped countries. As oral hygiene, dietary habits, behavioral factors, sociodemographic factors, awareness of the disease and its prevention are concerned, all are important to be known by an individual of a community or society. Fifteen years age group adolescents have erupted all permanent teeth in the oral cavity and this age group children are developing their habits, so these habits will persist through out their life. It was important to know their oral hygiene habits and the concept about the dental caries. It is beneficial to identify children at increased risk and associated predictive factors of caries and tooth brushing in childhood and adolescence in our population. This study was designed to determine the prevalence of dental caries (DMFT), oral hygiene practices and knowledge about tooth decay in 15 years age school going children. Methods: After the approval of institutional review board this study was conducted in the schools of Lahore having summer camp in July 2015. Study participants were school children, aged 15 years. Students of 9th and 10th classes attending summer camp were the sample of the study. A total 60 respondents were included in the study. Written permission was taken before their examination and interview. A self-structured questionnaire was used to collect information regarding oral hygiene practices and knowledge about the dental caries. Data entered and analyzed using SPSS version 20. Data was assessed by percentage and frequency, descriptive part was used for demographic variables, oral hygiene practices. To records the caries experience, Decayed, Missing, filled (DMF) caries index was used. The impact of all variables on status of caries was also analyzed by cross tabulation. To see impact of demographic variable, parents' education was selected as important variable. Chi-Square test of association was performed to see the relationship between father education and caries status. This regression was performed by using backward elimination method at five steps as Logistic Regression for the Prediction of Caries Status on Basis of oral hygiene Habits. P-value ≤0.05 was taken as significant. Results: Total participants were sixty as n=60.Majority (80%) of the subjects or participants of the study were males and remaining were females. Total fifty-eight-point three percent (58.3%) respondents were caries free in this study while caries positive were 41.7 %. Total decayed teeth were 61 %, Missed teeth were 04 and total Filled (restored) teeth were 07% in the sample. Average DMFT score examined was 1.2. Among the respondents 43.3% said that they used to brush once a day, 48.3% twice a day and only 1 person had not the habit of doing brush. Similarly, only 5% had the habit of dental floss once or more times a day. Only 23.3% respondents were involved in doing Miswak once or twice a day. Very few number 11.7% were involved in using Manjan once or twice a day. But on the other side, 58.3% had the habit of water rinsing three or more times a day. Maximum number of persons involved in cleaning with tongue musculature was 15%
A study on prevalence and associated etiological factors of ECC (early childhood caries). This study aimed to find the prevalence of ECC and the associated factors among preschool children in Chennai. Early childhood caries is a chronic infectious disease affecting the primary teeth, especially when the baby is sleeping with on demand breast or bottle feeding. The samples were selected according to convenience. The study shows that in spite of good knowledge among mothers, their attitude and practices are lacking to keep up with necessary standards. Mothers play a pivotal role and also mothers are the primary caretakers. Therefore, the main focus should be on parents during oral health promotion for children, especially of pre-schoolers and children (<6 years).
Annals of Medical and Health Sciences Research, 2014
Background: Oral diseases are largely preventable and it is hoped that with the early exposure to oral health-care activities, the prevalence of oral diseases will be reduced in children and they would be more receptive to dental services. Aim: The present study evaluated the awareness of prevention of dental caries among pediatricians in Ghaziabad district, India. Subjects and Methods: A cross-sectional survey was undertaken among the pediatricians in Ghaziabad district, India. Total subjects including in the survey were 88 pediatricians, through systemic random sampling. Both the gender was including Male-37.8% (35/88) and Female-62.2% (53/88). Pre-tested, structured and self administered questionnaire was used in the survey and data analysis was done by using 'SPSS' software version 16.0 (IBM, United States). Results: Our study indicated that most of the pediatricians in Ghaziabad district had moderate knowledge 39.7% (35/88), followed by good knowledge 36.5% (32/88) and poor knowledge 23.8% (21/88) about dental caries. Practice guidelines and opinions of pediatricians in the survey were moderate 64.7% (57/88) in about more than half, followed by poor 23.8% (21/88) and followed by good 11.5% (10/88). The attitude for prevention of dental caries was positive in almost everybody 81.8% (72/88). Conclusion: The present survey concluded that pediatricians in Ghaziabad district, India had a good attitude and practices, but had moderate knowledge and lacked proper awareness about dental caries.
Journal of Research and Development
Dental caries is a major public health problem globally and is one of the most chronic diseases in children. Children are susceptible to caries as soon as the first teeth appear. Parents are the primary decision-makers in matters of children's healthcare. If the parents are knowledgeable about the child's oral health care then childhood dental caries can be prevented. The objective of this study was to identify the knowledge on childhood dental caries among parents of under five children. A descriptive, cross-sectional study was carried out among parents of under five children in a community of Biratnagar 12. Sample was selected using non probability purposive sampling method and data was collected by face-to-face interview using a self-developed, semi-structured interview guideline. Descriptive statistics i.e. frequency, percentage, mean and standard deviation was used to assess the level of knowledge and inferential statistics i.e chi square was used to find the associatio...
CODS Journal of Dentistry
Aim: To create awareness among the parents (mothers) about early childhood caries (ECC), to provide information, and to check knowledge about oral hygiene measures. Materials and methods: A total of 382 children aged 3 to 6 years were examined from play homes and schools in Davangere, Karnataka, India, by the modified International Caries Detection and Assessment System criteria. A questionnaire was given to all the mothers of the examined children to fill in the details to create awareness among mother's oral hygiene measures. The collected data were then analyzed using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (version 17.0 software) to assess the prevalence of ECC and knowledge regarding ECC among mothers. Results: About 64.7% of mothers clean their child's mouth after feeding, 40.1% started practicing oral hygiene at the age of 12 months and practiced oral hygiene twice a day. Conclusion: Results show that mothers were quite aware of oral hygiene measures. They know about the proper way of toothbrushing and also about the frequency of brushing.
Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2016
The aim of this study was to assess the existing knowledge, attitude, and practices of "oral health care" in the prevention of early childhood caries (ECCs) among parents of children in Belagavi city. A cross-sectional study was conducted in the outpatient Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, KLE VK Institute of Dental Sciences, Belagavi, Karnataka. Institutional Ethical Clearance was obtained. The study was conducted during the month of April 2014 to October 2014 after taking prior informed consent from the 218 parents. Inclusion criteria were parents getting their children treated for dental caries and who were willing to participate. Parents who could not read and write were excluded from the study. The self-administered, close-ended questionnaire was written in English. It was then translated in local languages, i.e. Kannada and Marathi, and a pilot study was conducted on 10 parents to check for its feasibility and any changes if required were done. The ...