Effect of Dental Educational Program on Oral Hygiene Status Among Institutionalized Deaf Children
Hearing Loss
About this trial
This is an interventional prevention trial for Hearing Loss
Eligibility Criteria
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
Sites / Locations
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Placebo Comparator
educational programm
no educational 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 educational program 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.