None listed
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Oral health education and training to the Anganwadi workers to conduct oral health education for children: oral health education will be given to children by Anganwadi workers after the
Sponsors
Dr Poonam Shingare
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Pre- school (3-5 years old) children and their mothers from the rural Anganwadi centers who will give consent to participate in the study. 2. Children who have full set of erupted primary teeth. 3. Children and mothers who will not change the anganwadi center due to migration or any other reason
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Children with any systemic disease which will affect their Oral hygiene practices. 2. Differently abled Children who cannot perform described oral hygiene techniques. 3. Children participating in another trial 4. Children who are taking active dental treatment 5. Children whose parents do not give consent
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| change in oral hygiene status of children, change in caries status of children at 1 year follow upTimepoint: 1 year follow up | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| change in oral hygiene status at 6 months follow up, change in knowledge, attitude and practices of Anganwadi workers, mothers and children after 1 year follow upTimepoint: 6 month and 1 year | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Poonam Shingare
Dr. D. Y. Patil Dental College and Hospital, Pune
Outcome results
None listed