Evaluation of Children's Oral Health Education With Different Education Methods

NCT06569745 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 21-KAEK-275
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 464
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Different educational methods may play a crucial role in oral and dental health education programs. The aim of our study is to evaluate the effects of different educational methods on the knowledge levels of primary school children regarding oral and dental health. The null hypothesis of this study is that there is no difference between education methods on the level of knowledge acquired by children about oral and dental health.

Conditions

Dental Caries in Children

Keywords

dental health education; primary school; children; video-audio demonstration; peer influence

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• After education knowledge

  A questionnaire was administered to the children to measure their oral and dental health knowledge and then educations were given. After the educations, the same questionnaire was applied again to determine how effective these educations were according to the groups and their knowledge levels were evaluated. The questionnaire was divided into two parts. The first part collected demographic data, such as age, gender, and tablet/mobile phone usage. The second part consisted of 8 questions assessing general knowledge about oral and dental health. Each correct answer was scored as 1 point, while incorrect and unanswered questions received 0 points.

  1 year

Study Arms (3)

Verbal Explanation Group

EXPERIMENTAL

Verbal Explanation Group

Other: Verbal Explanation

Animation Group

EXPERIMENTAL

Animation Group

Other: Animation Video Display

Peer-Led Reels Group

EXPERIMENTAL

Peer-Led Reels Group

Other: Peer-Led Reels Video Display

Interventions

Verbal Explanation OTHER

In the verbal explanation group, a researcher wearing white coat provided oral and dental health education for 3 minutes using a jaw model

Verbal Explanation Group

Animation Video Display OTHER

In the animation group, oral and dental health education was presented to the children in the form of a cartoon lasting 1 minute and 17seconds. The animation video was created by the researcher using the test version of "www.vyond.com". The animation featured a character voiced by one of the researchers, informative texts, and background music. The character conveyed information about oral and dental health education, using both voice and text content.

Animation Group

Peer-Led Reels Video Display OTHER

In the peer-led reels group, oral and dental health information was presented for 1 minute using a video created on the Instagram platform. The video showed oral hygiene information being provided to a child of a similar age to the target audience with the child then demonstrating the behaviour with music in the background. The video included some text, but did not feature the child's voice or information.

Peer-Led Reels Group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 10 Years - 11 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• Children aged 10-11 years

You may not qualify if:

• Mental, visual, or auditory disabilities Not being diagnosed with a syndrome

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University

Tokat Province, 60100, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Bayraktar Nahir C, Cosgun A, Sahin ND, Altan H. Primary school children's oral hygiene knowledge assessed with different educational methods: a cross-sectional study. BMC Oral Health. 2025 Jan 28;25(1):148. doi: 10.1186/s12903-025-05493-6.

  PMID: 39875880 DERIVED

Study Officials

• Canan Bayraktar Nahir

  Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: DOUBLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assistant Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 14, 2024
• First Posted: August 26, 2024
• Study Start: January 15, 2022
• Primary Completion: January 15, 2022
• Study Completion: June 30, 2022
• Last Updated: August 26, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-08

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share
• Shared Documents: STUDY PROTOCOL, SAP, ICF
• Time Frame: Unlimites
• Access Criteria: no criteria

Locations

TU (1)