Cyriac Anitta, Sood Shveta, Sharma Naresh, Singh Akshara
Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Manav Rachna Dental College, FDS, MRIIRS, Faridabad, Haryana, India.
Int J Clin Pediatr Dent. 2023 May-Jun;16(3):426-430. doi: 10.5005/jp-journals-10005-2380.
Schoolteachers have a massive capacity for shaping the oral health status of children. Teachers help in behavioral shaping and the total progress of schoolchildren. They are thought to apply a substantial impact on their students. Overall health-promoting school seeks workforce well-being as well as their working conditions and thus employ the tactics of health promotion in the workplace.
To assess the existing knowledge, attitude, and practices of government primary school teachers in Faridabad city regarding oral health.
The study was conducted on 220 government primary school teachers in Faridabad city. The questionnaires were distributed individually to the teachers on the visit to their institution. The data was compiled and subjected to statistical analysis. The study was evaluated in various groups like age, gender, educational qualification, and teaching experience. Oral health education was given to the teachers and mentioned the importance of regular dental check-ups in children. Data were analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences version 21.
The findings of this study indicated that oral health knowledge was good but oral health attitudes and practices were moderate among government primary school teachers in Faridabad city.
The study determined that there is a need to improve the oral well-being information and habits of the primary school teachers so that they can deliver proper oral health instructions to the students.
Cyriac A, Sood S, Sharma N, Evaluation of Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices of Government Primary School Teachers in Faridabad City Regarding Oral Health. Int J Clin Pediatr Dent 2023;16(3):426-430.
学校教师在塑造儿童口腔健康状况方面具有巨大能力。教师有助于儿童行为塑造和全面成长。人们认为他们对学生有重大影响。促进健康的学校注重教职工的福祉及其工作条件，因此在工作场所采用健康促进策略。
评估法里达巴德市公立小学教师关于口腔健康的现有知识、态度和行为。
对法里达巴德市220名公立小学教师进行了研究。在走访教师所在学校时，向他们逐一发放问卷。对数据进行整理并进行统计分析。该研究按年龄、性别、学历和教学经验等不同组别进行评估。对教师进行了口腔健康教育，并提及儿童定期进行牙齿检查的重要性。使用社会科学统计软件包第21版对数据进行分析。
本研究结果表明，法里达巴德市公立小学教师的口腔健康知识良好，但口腔健康态度和行为中等。
该研究确定有必要改善小学教师的口腔健康信息和习惯，以便他们能够向学生提供适当的口腔健康指导。
西里亚克A、苏德S、夏尔马N，《法里达巴德市公立小学教师关于口腔健康的知识、态度和行为评估》。《国际临床儿科牙科杂志》2023年；16(3):426 - 430。
