children with intellectual disabilities
Conditions
Interventions
Based on the school dentist'
s diagnosis, the dental hygienist gives feedback and guidance to the parents and teachers based on the observations of the children'
s eating behavior, and evaluates the degree of improvement.
Sponsors
Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: All 280 children enrolled in special support schools for the mentally handicapped (elementary, junior high, and high schools), their guardians, and teachers.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: None of the above
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| A dental hygienist will evaluate the eating behavior of all 280 children. Every 3 months, school records and interviews with teachers and parents will be conducted and evaluated (12 times in total). In addition, every 6 months, a dental hygienist will observe and evaluate the eating behavior of all children (6 times in total). The observation items are as following. a. Eating Observations: Posture, presence or absence of eating behavior problems (fast eating, rounding, food selectivity, etc.) b. School health check: oral examination. Gathering information from physical examination: oral information, height and weight. c. Observation of school lunch records and interviews with teachers: eating patterns, meal times, eating utensils. d.Other things noticed (teeth alignment, etc.) | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactRena Hidaka
Tokyo Medical and Dental University Department of Oral Health Sciences for Community Welfare
Outcome results
None listed