Educative intervention about dental cavities on children from six to ten years old
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15110241Keywords:
dental cavities, communication, risk factors, prevention, controlAbstract
Introduction: Dental cavities are considered as an oral disease of greater prevalence. If it is not treated on time, it becomes a risk factor for the general health of the patient.
Objective: To assess the effectiveness of the educative intervention about dental cavities “Take care of your smile and that of your relatives” on children from six to ten years old admitted to the Maxillofacial Surgery Service at Holguin Pediatric Hospital “Octavio de la Concepción y de la Pedraja” from October 2020 to January 2021.
Methods: A before and after quasi-experimental study was developed, without a control group with the application of an educative intervention. The universe was a number of eighty-seven children from six to ten years old and out of them seventy-nine were chosen through a simple random sample. The variables studied were: gender, age, level of knowledge about dental cavities, risk factors, prevention and control and effectiveness of the intervention. The study was carried out in three phases: diagnostic, intervention and evaluation. The survey was used as empirical method to collect information. The results are showed on a statistical table .The MacNemar test was applied.
Results: During the intervention, the predominant ages were from nine to ten years old (59.5%) and female gender represented 57% of the total. After the educative intervention was applied, there was an increase on the level of adequate information about dental cavities, its risk factors, control and prevention at a 92.4%, 93.6% and 96.2% of children respectively; 94% of them showed an acceptable knowledge.
Conclusions: The educative intervention was effective because it achieved a high level of general knowledge about dental cavities on children.
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