Hearing Loss
Conditions
Brief summary
assess the effect of dental educational program on oral hygiene among institutionalized hearing impaired and mute children in Cairo, Egypt.
Detailed description
* Evaluate participants satisfaction regarding the dental educational program(learning teeth brushing technique) * Measure the oral hygiene index simplified to the participants at a different follow up periods for assessing the effect of the dental educational program on oral hygiene.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALeducational programm
Oral health education will be done for children and their care givers about various diseases affecting the oral cavity, the effects of bad oral hygiene and tooth decay, importance of tooth brushing, and correct methods of tooth brushing.Three follow up examination is assessed after one week, three weeks and six weeks using questionnaire for evaluation of participant satisfaction about oral health and using OHIS index for evaluating the effect of the dental educational program on the oral health status of deaf children.
without oral health education will be done for children and their care givers about various diseases affecting the oral cavity, the effects of bad oral hygiene and tooth decay, importance of tooth brushing, and correct methods of tooth brushing.Three follow up examination is assessed after one week, three weeks and six weeks using questionnaire for evaluation of participant satisfaction about oral health and using OHIS index for evaluating the effect of the dental educational program on the oral health status of deaf children.
Sponsors
Cairo University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
6 Years to 12 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Children aged from 6-12 years with mixed dentition. * Institutionalized Deaf children in Cairo, Egypt.
Exclusion criteria
* Children above the age of 12 years and below the age of 6 years * Patient un able to give informed consent * Patient suffering from any other type of disability such as (mental retardation, physically and mentally handicapped, .etc.) * Medically compromised patient * Patient who were absent in the day of examination
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| patient satisfaction | 6 weeks | this outcome will be assessed via questionnaire |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| oral hygiene index simplified | 6 weeks |
Outcome results
None listed