Design and evaluation of a booklet for the Oral Health Program in children from birth
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https://doi.org/10.23938/ASSN.0959Keywords:
Prevention and control, Caries, Dental education, Booklets, Oral health, ChildhoodAbstract
Background. There is no preventive control of oral health from birth in Spain. This situation entails a number of risks, such as increased caries lesions in children. The objective of this study was to design a pediatric dentistry booklet for the clinical assessment and follow-up of oral health in children, as well as its evaluation by health professionals and parents.
Method. Design of the booklet, in 2018, by pediatric dentists of the Murcia University Dental Clinic, based on a bibliographic review, to instruct in preventive (dietary and oral hygiene) and curative (planning of pediatric dental visits and treatments) habits. A convenience sampling of forty pediatric dentists, dentists, pediatricians and parents was carried out to evaluate the preliminary design, in 2019. They completed a questionnaire with their data, opinion on different aspects of the booklet and suggestions.
Results. The evaluation of the preliminary version of the booklet by health professionals and parents was positive. It was modified in line with their suggestions and the final version was made: a 16-page booklet, with data on the child’s affiliation and parents, with a preventive and curative approach, making pediatric and pediatric dental check-ups coincide in time.
Conclusions. The pediatric dentistry booklet was created and has been positively valued by professionals and parents, its use is recommended for early dental care, and can be extended to other health systems at the regional level in Spain.
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