Investigating the effect of oral health education program based on health belief model on improving oral health behaviors

Investigating the effect of oral health education program based on HBM (health belief model) on improving oral health behaviors in middle school, 7th to 9th grade female students, a clinical trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20241231064229N1

Enrollment

300

Registered

2025-01-05

Start date

2025-01-11

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-01-08

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Conditions

Oral and dental indices GI, DMFT, OHI-S, CI-S, and DI-s are investigated in this study..

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: Examination of oral periodontal indicators and group and individual education on oral health behaviors. Intervention 2: Control group: Examination of oral periodont

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Age

10 Years to 15 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 7th to 9th grade female students in Goshtasb & Etefaq middle school in District 6 of Tehran city

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Chronic use of medications that cause dry mouth; such as Antidepressants, Antihistamines, and Opioids.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Improving oral health behaviors. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study and 21 days after oral health education. Method of measurement: The oral hygiene indices such as Oral Hygiene Index-Score (OHI-S), which is obtained from the sum of the two indices Calculus Indices Score (CI-S) and Debris Indices Score (DI-S), Gingival Index (GI) and Decayed, Missing and Filled Teeth (DMFT) are the ones we are considering in this research.	—

Measure

Time frame

Improving oral health behaviors. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study and 21 days after oral health education. Method of measurement: The oral hygiene indices such as Oral Hygiene Index-Score (OHI-S), which is obtained from the sum of the two indices Calculus Indices Score (CI-S) and Debris Indices Score (DI-S), Gingival Index (GI) and Decayed, Missing and Filled Teeth (DMFT) are the ones we are considering in this research.

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Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactMelika Latifinasab

Shahed University

melikal1379@gmail.com+98 21 7707 8465

Outcome results

None listed

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