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Knowledge, attitude and practice of dental caries and periodontal disease prevention among primary school teachers in Belgaum City, India
Tangade, Pradeep S; Jain, Manish; Mathur, Anmol; Prasad, Sumanth; M, Natashekara.
  • Tangade, Pradeep S; Kothiwal Dental College And Research Centre. Department of Public Health Dentistry. Moradabad. IN
  • Jain, Manish; Peoples Dental Academy. Department of Public Health Dentistry. Bhopal. IN
  • Mathur, Anmol; Kothiwal Dental College And Research Centre. Department of Public Health Dentistry. Moradabad. IN
  • Prasad, Sumanth; ITS Center for Dental Sciences And Research. Department of Public Health Dentistry. Muradnagar. IN
  • M, Natashekara; Krishna Dental College. Department of Oral Surgery. Karad. IN
Article in English | LILACS, BBO | ID: lil-614376
ABSTRACT

Objective:

To evaluate the knowledge, attitude and practice of dental caries and periodontal disease prevention among primary school teachers in Belgaum city and to identify teacher's level of knowledge of health Information and utilization of the services of the school teachers in promotion of dental health and prevention of dental diseases.

Methods:

A cross-sectional questionnaire based survey was conducted among 150 primary school teacher from 175 primary school of Belgaum city, Karnataka, India. The questionnaire comprised six questions on knowledge, six questions on practice, and three questions on attitude regarding dental caries and periodontal disease prevention. Each question was followed by four choices. Chi square test was applied by using the statistical package for the social sciences (SPSS) software (version 11.0).

Results:

The female subjects had better knowledge and practices as compared to their male counterparts. Also the younger subjects had better knowledge and practices as compared to the older subjects. The teachers were more aware and they knew that tooth decay was due to chocolate and carbohydrate sticky food and also they knew the tooth loss in adults was due to decayed teeth and periodontal diseases.

Conclusion:

They had good knowledge and preventive attitude towards prevention of dental diseases but a few but important deficiencies in the of knowledge, attitude and practice about prevention of dental diseases have been identified for which recommendations are suggested.
RESUMO

Objetivo:

Avaliar o conhecimento, atitudes e práticas frente à cárie dentária e prevenção da doença periodontal entre professores da escola primária na cidade Belgaum e identificar o nível de conhecimento desse profissional sobre as informações de saúde e utilização dos serviços da escola na promoção de saúde bucal e prevenção de doenças dentárias.

Método:

Um inquérito transversal utilizando como instrumento um questionário foi realizada entre os 150 professores do ensino básico de 175 escolas primárias da cidade Belgaum, Karnataka, na Índia. O questionário foi composto por seis questões sobre o conhecimento, seis perguntas sobre a prática, e três perguntas sobre a atitude em relação a cárie dentária e prevenção da doença periodontal. Cada pergunta continha quatro opções. O teste do Qui-quadrado foi aplicado usando o software SPSS (versão 11.0).

Resultados:

As professoras tinham um melhor conhecimento e práticas, em comparação com os professores. Também os sujeitos mais jovens tiveram um melhor conhecimento e práticas, em comparação com os indivíduos mais velhos. Os professores eram mais conscientes e sabiam que a cárie dentária devia-se à ingestão de chocolate e carboidratos de consistência pegajosa e também sabiam que a perda dentária em adultos devia-se a dentes cariados e doença periodontal.

Conclusão:

Os professores possuíam bom conhecimento e atitudes preventivas em relação à prevenção das doenças bucais, porém poucas mas importantes deficiências no domínio do conhecimento, atitude e prática sobre a prevenção de doenças dentárias foram identificadas sendo sugeridas recomendações.
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Periodontal Diseases / Periodontics / Oral Health / Dental Caries / Faculty Type of study: Evaluation studies / Practice guideline / Prognostic study Language: English Journal: Pesqui. bras. odontopediatria clín. integr Journal subject: Dentistry Year: 2011 Type: Article Affiliation country: India Institution/Affiliation country: ITS Center for Dental Sciences And Research/IN / Kothiwal Dental College And Research Centre/IN / Krishna Dental College/IN / Peoples Dental Academy/IN

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Periodontal Diseases / Periodontics / Oral Health / Dental Caries / Faculty Type of study: Evaluation studies / Practice guideline / Prognostic study Language: English Journal: Pesqui. bras. odontopediatria clín. integr Journal subject: Dentistry Year: 2011 Type: Article Affiliation country: India Institution/Affiliation country: ITS Center for Dental Sciences And Research/IN / Kothiwal Dental College And Research Centre/IN / Krishna Dental College/IN / Peoples Dental Academy/IN