Improvement of parents’ oral health knowledge by a school-based oral health promotion for parents of preschool children: a prospective observational study
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Improvement of parents’ oral health knowledge by a school-based oral health promotion for parents of preschool children: a prospective observational study
Abstract Background Parents of preschool children have inadequate oral health knowledge in Hong Kong. Parents play a critical role in preschool children’s dietary patterns and oral health behaviors. A school-based oral health promotion (OHP) for parents of preschoolers was developed and investigated. Objectives The objective of this study was to evaluate effects of the school-based OHP for parents of preschool children on parents’ oral health knowledge and preschool children’s early childhood caries (ECC). Materials and methods This was a quasi-experimental study. Parents of preschool children were divided into the intervention group (IG) and the control group (CG) according to their own selection. Parents in the IG participated in a structured school-based OHP workshop, while those in the CG did not attend the OHP workshop. Parents in both groups were invited to complete a questionnaire assessing their oral health knowledge before (T0), one month after (T1), and twelve months after (T2) the OHP workshop. Preschool children’s caries was examined via dmft score at T0 and T2. Results Parents’ oral health knowledge was negatively correlated with preschool children’s dmft scores (R = -0.200, P
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