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Effect of repeated dental health care education on gingival health, knowledge, attitude, behavior and perception
Author(s) -
Tan H. H.,
Ruiter E.,
Verhev H.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
community dentistry and oral epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.061
H-Index - 101
eISSN - 1600-0528
pISSN - 0301-5661
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0528.1981.tb01022.x
Subject(s) - medicine , gingivitis , repeated measures design , dentistry , dental health , perception , dental care , family medicine , physical examination , physical therapy , surgery , statistics , mathematics , neuroscience , biology
To evaluate the effect of repeated dental health care instructions plus a single initial prophylaxis a study was conducted in the Dutch Royal Military Academy. The experimental group consisted of second year cadets and the control group of first year students. The final examination took place 1 year after the baseline examination. After the final examination the study was repeated to see whether the results of the first experiment were reproducible. Experimental effects were measured by a questionnaire and dental indices. The results of the study showed significant and relevant improvements in dental knowledge, attitude, reported behavior, the participants' perception of the gingival status, the ability to diagnose gingivitis and the condition of the supporting tissues. The effects were reproduced in the second experiment.