Open AccessEffectiveness of Peer Group and Conventional Method (Dentist) of Oral Health Education Programme Among 12-15 year Old School Children - A Randomized Controlled Trial
Author(s) -
Swathi Vangipuram,
Karel Pacák,
Rekha Raju,
Mamtha Bashyam
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2016/17725.7844
Subject(s) - medicine , oral hygiene , oral health , randomized controlled trial , dentistry , family medicine , tooth brushing , health education , test (biology) , intervention (counseling) , peer education , nursing , public health , toothbrush , surgery , paleontology , brush , electrical engineering , biology , engineering
Oral Health Education (OHE) in schools is routinely delivered by the dentist. Another approach which can be cost-effective, easily accessible and equally effective is the trained group of peer students.