Effect Of WhatsApp based oral health education in the improvement of oral health among the college students in Chennai

Effectiveness of Social Media Based Oral Health Promotion Programme Among College Students in Chennai- An Interventional Study

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 4

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2020/02/023535

Enrollment

140

Registered

2020-02-24

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2021-11-24

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Oral Health Education using Whatsapp Application Group: The intervention group consist of 70 participants from First Year, Second Year Under Graduation and First Year Post Graduation. A

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 2. Participants with baseline OHI-S score and Modified Gingival Index score more than 1. 3. Participants who are not suffering from any apparent systemic illness/disease. 4. Participants who have sound knowledge in the use of WhatsApp application technology.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Participants who did not wish to give consent. 2. Participants who suffered from acute infectious dental conditions. 3. Participants who underwent/undergoing orthodontic treatment. 4. Participants who underwent dental procedures 3 months prior to the start of the study and thereafter. 5. Participants who were under medication for any systemic illness. 6. Participants who have visual/ hearing impairment.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1)Oral Hygiene Index - Simplified (John.C. Greene and Jack. R. Vermillion, 1964) 2. Modified Gingival Index (Lobene et al.) Timepoint: Baseline (October 2017), First(November 2017), Third(January 2018) and Sixth(April 2018) month	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
3. Knowledge, Attitude and Practice towards oral health was assessed using the pre-tested questionnaire by Santosh kumar et al.Timepoint: baseline(October 2017) and sixth(April 2018) month	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactNivedha Subburaman

Ragas Dental College and Hospital

madankumar21@yahoo.co.in9566017103

Outcome results