Health Condition 1: null- Visually impaired school children
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: HEALTH EDUCATION MODEL: A TOOTH MODEL WHICH CONSISTS OF ALL THE 32 TEETH WHICH CAN BE USED TO EXPLAIN THE PROPER BRUSHING TECHNIQUE TO THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED SCHOOL CHILDREN
Control Int
Sponsors
S SRIRAM
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Children who are certified by the ophthalmologist as 100% blind- (Blindnessâ?? is defi ned as visual acuity of less than 3/60, or a corresponding visual field loss to less than 10°, in the better eye with the best possible correction- WHO) 2. Parents/guardians of the school children who gave consent for their child to participate in the study. 3. Children who are trained with the ability to read braille script 4. Children aged between 10-17 years
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Children who had any systemic diseases 2. Uncooperative children 3. Children who had visited the dentist within 3 months from the commencement of the study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Oral Health status assessed using Plaque index by Silness and Loe 1967 and Gingival index by Loe and Silness 1963Timepoint: Baseline and after 3 months | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Oral Health Knowledge of visually impaired children assessed using WHO Oral Health Questionnaire for children 2013Timepoint: Baseline and after 3 months;Oral Health status by using WHO Oral Health Assessment form for Children 2013Timepoint: Baseline and after 3 months | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr P D Madan Kumar
Ragas Dental College and Hospital affiliated to The Tamilnadu Dr M G R Medical University
Outcome results
None listed