E-Learning for improving oral health of children.

Not Applicable

Conditions: Condition 1: Dental caries. Condition 2: Oral hygiene. Condition 3: Gingivitis. Condition 4: Level of oral health knowledge.
Dental caries
Gingivitis and periodontal diseases

Registration Number: IRCT20180214038729N1

Lead Sponsor: Damascus University/ Faculty of Dentistry

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Complete

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 220

Inclusion Criteria

All healthy children who accepted to take part in this study
Children who did not receive any previous dental educational program
Children who had internet access connection and ability to browse and use the internet

Exclusion Criteria

children outside the age range of the study
children currently under the regular care of an oral health care provider
children who have access to oral health education through a different and separate source than our intervention
children with acute dental issues (e.g.: dental abscess)
mentally or physically compromised children
children whose parents did not provide consent for participation in our study

Study & Design

Study Type: interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in oral health knowledge level. Timepoint: Oral health knowledge level was assessed at baseline, 6 and at 12 weeks of oral health education. Method of measurement: Oral health knowledge level was assessed using a questionnaire designed specifically for the study.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in plaque accumulation. Timepoint: Dental Plaque was assessed at baseline, 6 and at 12 weeks of oral health education. Method of measurement: Plaque accumulation was assessed using Plaque Index (PI) for Silness and Löe.;Change in gingival health. Timepoint: Gingival health was assessed at baseline, 6 and at 12 weeks of oral health education. Method of measurement: Gingival health was assessed using Gingival Index (GI) for Löe and Silness.