None listed
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Oral health curriculum: The intervention has been designed as a structured, age-appropriate oral health education program tailored to primary and middle school students (from classes 1
Sponsors
Indian Council of Medical Research
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: (1) Students in Classes 1 7 from government, private, CBSE, ICSE, and State Board schools. (2) Students who were willing to participate and provided informed consent (parental consent/assent). Three schools with varying student strengths (less than 500 and more than 500) will be selected from each stratum to ensure comprehensive representation and diversity in the study sample. This approach will help capture variations in implementation across different school sizes and educational settings.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (1) Schools with ongoing structured oral health programs; children with systemic conditions requiring specialized dental care excluded from clinical outcomes but included in educational interventions. (2) Students with cognitive or learning disabilities that prevented them from following the curriculum instructions or assessments. (3) Students preventing comprehension of language instructions.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The primary outcome measures of the study include changes in oral health knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors among children, parents, and teachers, assessed through pre- and post-intervention evaluations, along with clinical oral health status measured using the DMFT and OHI-S indices. Timepoint: baseline and at 24 months | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary outcomes will assess feasibility, stakeholder acceptance, effectiveness, scalability, & sustainability of the curriculum.Timepoint: at the final evaluation stage 24 months | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Gayathri Rajeev
Amrita School of Dentistry
Outcome results
None listed