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Direct linkAlshloul, Mohammad N. – Journal of School Nursing, 2023
Oral health is a very critical component of individuals' physical and psychological well-being. The present study aimed to investigate the dental health knowledge, attitude, and practice among schoolchildren in Abha. A cross-sectional epidemiological study was conducted. Each student completed a questionnaire regarding oral health. The…
Descriptors: Dental Health, Student Attitudes, Foreign Countries, Case Studies
Dias, Guilherme G.; Prado, Eliane F. G. B.; Vadasz, Estevao; Siqueira, Jose Tadeu T. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2010
The aim of this study was to verify the efficacy of a programme for dental plaque control in autistics. Patients were evaluated on five occasions over a period of 180 days using the following instruments: OHI-S, DMF-T, the Fonnes brushing technique and diet questionnaire. Participants were divided into two groups according to level of co-operation…
Descriptors: Hygiene, Dentistry, Autism, Health Promotion
Gunsam, P. Pugo; Banka, S. – Health Education, 2011
Purpose: This paper seeks to assess the oral health status and behaviour of a sample of the Mauritian population visiting private dental clinics. Design/methodology/approach: Oral health status was determined using the World Health Organization (Decayed, Missing, Filled Teeth (DMFT) index indicating the prevalence of caries, and factors associated…
Descriptors: Socioeconomic Status, Dental Schools, Health Conditions, Dental Health
Oredugba, Folakemi A. – Down Syndrome Research and Practice, 2007
Objective: This study was carried out to determine the oral health condition and treatment needs of a group of individuals with Down syndrome in Nigeria. Method: Participants were examined for oral hygiene status, dental caries, malocclusion, hypoplasia, missing teeth, crowding and treatment needs. Findings were compared with controls across age…
Descriptors: Down Syndrome, Foreign Countries, Age Differences, Dental Health
Vingilis, Evelyn; Wade, Terrance; Seeley, Jane – Journal of Adolescence, 2007
This study, using Andersen's health care utilization model, examined how predisposing characteristics, enabling resources, need, personal health practices, and psychological factors influence health care utilization using a nationally representative, longitudinal sample of Canadian adolescents. Second, this study examined whether this process…
Descriptors: One Parent Family, Psychological Patterns, Individual Characteristics, Foreign Countries
Download full textGochman, David S.; And Others – 1969
This study continued to replicate and extend research dealing with children's perceptions of vulnerability to health problems. Responses of 774 children, 8 to 17 years old, to 15 questions about the likelihood of encountering various health problems confirmed previous results indicating that perceived vulnerability is consistent across health…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Child Development, Dental Health, Health Conditions
Heck, W. H., Comp. – United States Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1915
Medical journals are not often accessible to students and practitioners of education, and therefore the wealth of material in these journals regarding the health of school children is mainly lost to the educational world. The present bulletin is the result of a desire to put this material at the disposal of superintendents, principals, professors,…
Descriptors: Hygiene, Periodicals, Child Health, Young Children
