Department of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Ege University,Bornova, Izmir, Turkey.
Clinic of Pediatric Dentistry, Izmir Training Dental Hospital, Konak, Izmir, Turkey.
Eur J Paediatr Dent. 2020 Mar;21(1):61-65. doi: 10.23804/ejpd.2020.21.01.12.
Providing oral health care to children from infant to toddler age can be achieved by educating and informing parents about their children’s oral health. The aims of this study were to determine the basic knowledge of oral health and to evaluate the efficacy of an infant oral health education programme among parents in Turkey.
Study Design: One hundred and fifty parents of infants between 3 and 12 months of age attending the well-baby clinic, Dr. Behcet Uz Children’s Hospital (Izmir, Turkey), participated in the study. A pre-test questionnaire was administered to each parent to assess their infant oral health knowledge. The educational intervention was in the form of a 30-minute interactive explanation of a PowerPoint presentation. The parents completed a post-test after the education in the same session (a questionnaire was administered).
The range of correct answers on the pre-test was 7–20 of 26 with a mean of 13.7 (SD=2.76). The range of correct answers on the post-test was 12–26 of 26 with a mean of 21.2 (SD=3.34). The difference of correct responses between before and after education was found to be statistically significant (p<0.01).
Under the conditions of this study, educational presentation improved parents’ knowledge on infant oral health care and provided anticipatory guidance.
通过教育和告知父母有关儿童口腔健康的知识，可以为婴幼儿提供口腔保健。本研究的目的是确定口腔健康的基本知识，并评估婴儿口腔健康教育计划在土耳其父母中的效果。
研究设计：150 名 3 至 12 个月大婴儿的父母参加了 Dr. Behcet Uz 儿童医院（土耳其伊兹密尔）的常规婴儿门诊，参与了本研究。每位家长都填写了一份预测试问卷，以评估他们对婴儿口腔健康知识的了解。教育干预采用 30 分钟的互动式 PowerPoint 演示文稿讲解。家长们在同一会议结束后完成了教育后的后测试（发放问卷）。
预测试的正确答案范围为 26 个问题中的 7-20 个，平均值为 13.7（SD=2.76）。后测试的正确答案范围为 26 个问题中的 12-26 个，平均值为 21.2（SD=3.34）。教育前后正确回答的差异具有统计学意义（p<0.01）。
在本研究条件下，教育演示提高了父母对婴儿口腔保健的知识，并提供了预期指导。
