Dental caries, oral hygiene, early childhood caries Oral Health
Conditions
Interventions
This study was carried out on 282 children aged 3-5, randomized into 3 groups, attending six private kindergartens affiliated to the Kartal, Pendik, Tuzla District Directorate of National Education in
1st group was trained with the model method, 2nd group was trained with the video method, and 3rd group was determined as control group and was not trained. Six months later, parent surveys and intrao
Sponsors
Üsküdar University Faculty of Dentistry
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
3 Years to 5 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Children aged 3 to 5 years who attend kindergarten and whose parents have provided informed consent 2. Children with at least one literate parent 3. Children with whom cooperation can be established 4. Children without any hearing or visual impairments 5. Children who are systemically healthy, meaning they do not have any long-term medical conditions affecting their general health 6. Children who did not undergo any dental procedures during the study period 7. Children who remained enrolled in the same school for the entire duration of the research period
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Children whose parents did not provide informed consent 2. Children with no literate parent 3. Children with whom cooperation could not be established 4. Children with visual or hearing impairments 5. Children who are not systemically healthy 6. Children who underwent any dental procedures during the study period 7. Children who left the school during the research period
Countries
Türkiye
Contacts
Public ContactElif Ayse Tamtekin Erdogan
Outcome results
None listed