Oral Health Acquaintance, Approach and Practices among Schoolteachers in Bhopal, Central India

Authors

  • Amit Vanka
  • Naveen S Yadav
  • Vrinda Saxena
  • S Sahana
  • G Shanti
  • GC Shivakumar

Keywords:

Oral health, Teachers, KAP.

Abstract

Background: Education of oral health awareness to schoolchildren is important. School teachers can play a major role in imparting knowledge of the causes and prevention of
common oral diseases. A school-based program is most effective because children are approached at a time when their health habits are forming. Aims: This study was aimed to assess the acquaintance, approach and practices of schoolteachers toward oral hygiene and oral health in Bhopal city. Materials and methods: Present study is cross-sectional, questionnaire-based , stratified random sampling technique was smeared to obtain the desired sample size. Three hundred and five teachers were selected from 14 different schools of Bhopal
city. Results: Around 130 (83.9%) of the teachers of private schools alleged oral health plays an imperative role in general health but 82 (54.7%) of government schoolteachers only agree to foresaid fact regarding oral health and overall health (?2 = 40.294, df = 3, p < 0.001). A total of 96 (61.9%) of the teachers in private and 44 (29.3%) of teachers in government schools used fluoridated toothpaste and 31 (20%) and 40 (26.7%) of the teachers used nonfluoridated toothpaste and the remaining were not concerned about the status of toothpaste, whether fluoridated or nonfluoridated (?2 = 40.722, df = 5, p < 0.001). Conclusion: Teachers essentially need to be invigorated to improve their responsiveness on sound oral health information, approaches and behaviors. This will facilitate their role as school oral health education providers.

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Published

2019-05-06

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Oral Health Acquaintance, Approach and Practices among Schoolteachers in Bhopal, Central India. (2019). Journal of Orofacial Research, 2(1), 15-19. https://mansapublishers.com/index.php/jofr/article/view/1589

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