Effect of Oral Health Education on Oral Health Status, Treatment Needs and Barriers to Care

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Dental Caries; Gingivitis
• Interventions: Behavioral: Basic oral health education and motivation; Behavioral: Intensive oral health education and motivation

• Registration Number: NCT04317768
• Lead Sponsor: Jordan University of Science and Technology

Brief Summary

Jordanian children have very poor oral hygiene parameters, and this is reflected as very high caries prevalence and poor gingival health conditions. This study will focus on children at social homes in the community in order to establish a baseline reference about their oral health status, treatment needs, and barriers to dental care. Also, to report the efficacy of oral health education using audio-visual aids and frequent motivation on oral health status, treatment needs and barriers to care among children at social homes in Jordan.

Detailed Description

The oral health status (OHS) for children and adults is a reflection of the whole body general health status as well as the overall quality of life. Jordanian children have very poor oral hygiene parameters, and this is reflected as very high caries prevalence and poor gingival health conditions. Orphans and children who come from broken homes are suspected to have poorer oral health conditions from their peers in the public due to the different parameters that can affect their general health in whole and oral health in particular, and this could affect their quality of life. These parameters can be related to socioeconomic status, psychological and behavioral conditions, access to care and other factors. The role of tooth brushing in decreasing dental caries and enhancing the gingival health is well-established in the literature, and oral health education programs have proven to be effective in improving the oral health knowledge, attitude and behavior of children. These programs could be regarded as an effective measure to enhance the oral health status and establish good routines in childhood which is vital for optimum oral health and provision of lifelong protection against caries.

This study will focus on children at social homes in the community in order to establish a baseline reference about their oral health status, treatment needs, and barriers to dental care. Also, to report the efficacy of oral health education using audio-visual aids and frequent motivation on oral health status, treatment needs and barriers to care among children at social homes in Jordan.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2019-02-01
• Study First Submitted: 2020-03-19
• Study First Submitted QC: 2020-03-20
• Study First Posted: 2020-03-23
• Primary Completion: 2020-05-15
• Study Completion: 2020-06-30
• Status Verified: 2021-03
• Last Update Submitted: 2021-03-27
• Last Update Posted: 2021-03-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 232

Inclusion Criteria

• Healthy children living in social homes among age group specified

Exclusion Criteria

• Children with poor behavior

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Study group	Basic oral health education and motivation	They will be educated and motivated by an intensive program consisting of verbal instructions, Power Point lectures, posters and live demonstrations about oral hygiene instructions and teaching the proper way to brush the teeth. These will be reinforced by the investigator at intervals of 1 week, 1 month, 3 months, 6 months and 1 year.
Study group	Intensive oral health education and motivation	They will be educated and motivated by an intensive program consisting of verbal instructions, Power Point lectures, posters and live demonstrations about oral hygiene instructions and teaching the proper way to brush the teeth. These will be reinforced by the investigator at intervals of 1 week, 1 month, 3 months, 6 months and 1 year.
Control group	Basic oral health education and motivation	They will receive verbal oral hygiene instructions using a model to demonstrate only once at the beginning of the study, no further motivation or educational seminars will be done.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Measure of dental caries	1 year	Decayed, missing, filled teeth
Gingival health	1 year	Presence or absence of gingival inflammation
Oral hygiene	1 year	Presence or absence of dental plaque

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Jordan University of Science and Technology; 🇯🇴 Irbid, Jordan