Effect of an educational course about geriatric dentistry

Implimenting and evaluation of the effectiveness of a geriatric dentistry educational course on knowledge, attitude and practice of the last year students of general dentistry in Tehran

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT2014062418214N1

Enrollment

Registered

2014-08-26

Start date

2014-09-29

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-02-22

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Conditions

geriatric oral health knowledge, attitude and practice of dental students.

Interventions

Intervention 1: Educational intervention in intervention group: An educational course in 3 sessions in a one week to ten days period, as a part of practical community oral health course is designed f

Educational intervention in intervention group: An educational course in 3 sessions in a one week to ten days period, as a part of practical community oral health course is designed for the interven

No intervention is designed for the control group. All the last year dental students of Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences as the control group will fill the designed questionnaire at th

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: volunteer; senior students of two dental schools of Tehran University of Medical Sciences and Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences Exclusion critera: non volunteer; Junior students of two dental schools of Tehran University of Medical Sciences and Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Attitude- questionnaire. Timepoint: after the end of intervention. Method of measurement: questionnaire.;Knowledge- questionnaire. Timepoint: after the end of intervention. Method of measurement: questionnaire.;Practice-questionnaire. Timepoint: after the end of intervention. Method of measurement: questionnaire.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
None. Timepoint: none. Method of measurement: none.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactKatayoun Sargeran

School of dentistry of Tehran University of Medical Sciences

k-sargeran@tums.ac.ir+98 21 8801 5960

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026