A peer-led dental education program for modifying oral self-care in Mexican children

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  • María del Carmen Villanueva-Vilchis Escuela Nacional de Estudios Superiores, Unidad León. UNAM
  • Jolanta Aleksejuniené University of British Columbia
  • Benjamín López-Núñez Escuela Nacional de Estudios Superiores, Unidad León. UNAM
  • Javier de la Fuente-Hernández Escuela Nacional de Estudios Superiores, Unidad León. UNAM

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21149/9273

Palabras clave:

health promotion, dental health education, oral hygiene, dental care for children, child

Resumen

Objective. To compare peer-led dental education (PLDE) versus conventional dental instruction (CDI) in modifying children’s oral self-care. Materials and methods. The intervention group (two schools) received PLDE and the control group (two schools) received CDI. The quality of oral self-care practice (OSC-P) and oral self-care skills (OSC-S) were indicated by dental plaque levels (%) and compared before and after dental education. Results. There were no baseline OSC-P differences between the control (55.8 ± 12.8%) and intervention (55.5 ± 14.6%) groups or OSC-S differences between the intervention (38.5 ± 13.2%) and control (38.1 ± 12.5%) groups. At the three-month follow-up we observed OSC-P deterioration in the control group (63.2 ± 15.0%) and OSC-P improvement in the intervention group (52.2 ± 15.6%). The OSC-P/OSC-S regression models found these predictors: baseline oral self-care, group affiliation, and mother’s education (p<0.05). Conclusion. The hypothesis was confirmed and significant predictors were baseline oral self-care levels, group affiliation, and mother’s education.

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María del Carmen Villanueva-Vilchis, Escuela Nacional de Estudios Superiores, Unidad León. UNAM

Marıa del Carmen Villanueva-Vilchis, MSc, PhD

Full Time Professor

Oral Public Health and Community Dentistry Department

National School of Higher Education, Unit Leon

National Autonomous University of Mexico

Jolanta Aleksejuniené, University of British Columbia

DDS, MSc, PhD
Associate Professor
Chair, Preventive and Community Dentistry

The University of British Columbia

Benjamín López-Núñez, Escuela Nacional de Estudios Superiores, Unidad León. UNAM

Specialist in Pediatric Dentistry

National School of Higher Education, Unit Leon

National Autonomous University of Mexico

Javier de la Fuente-Hernández, Escuela Nacional de Estudios Superiores, Unidad León. UNAM

Full Time Professor

Oral Public Health and Community  Dentistry Department

National School of Higher Education, Unit Leon

National Autonomous University of Mexico

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2019-01-23

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Villanueva-Vilchis M del C, Aleksejuniené J, López-Núñez B, de la Fuente-Hernández J. A peer-led dental education program for modifying oral self-care in Mexican children. Salud Publica Mex [Internet]. 23 de enero de 2019 [citado 27 de abril de 2024];61(2, Mar-Abr):193-201. Disponible en: https://saludpublica.mx/index.php/spm/article/view/9273

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