Assessment of Oral Health Status and Oral Health Education Programmed in Community Living in Rural Area of Jahangirabaad of Multan
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https://doi.org/10.61581/MJSP.VOL01/02/04Keywords:
Caries, Periodontal Disease, CPITN, DMFTAbstract
Objective: To investigate the role of oral health education programme in oral health status in peoples living in rural areas of Multan.
Methodology: Study design was cross sectional survey . This study was done to record the initial assessment of oral health status of Jahangirabad community in Multan from November 1, 2014 to December 1, 2014.
Results: The results of the study revealed the occurrence of dental caries to be 53.1 %, while mean DMFT was 1.5. the results from recording the periodontal conditions showed that about 50% of the sample population had healthy gums, reflecting good oral hygiene. in term of virulence, the mean number of healthy sextants, bleeding, and calculus, were 5.2, 0.4 and 0.2 respectively. Total of 42.9% of the sample population had gingival bleeding and calculus. the study found that there was a statistically significant association between high education and better oral health index namely DMFT and CPITN [p values= 0.036 and 0.012, respectively].
Conclusion: Community related factors (included reinforcing factors from family, teachers and dental health personnel of School based dental program) should be used to improve the knowledge and perception on oral health. The dental health personnel should emphasize on area in the periodontal disease through health education and promotion. The results of this study might help to evaluate the ef?cacy of public education programs in the future.
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