Influence of schoolchildren participating in an oral health education program on their family’s practices

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0367.2021v42n2p145

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Dentalhealth education, Health promotion, School health services

Abstract

This study aimed to verify the influence of schoolchildren participating in an oral health education program on their family’s practices, through the perception of their parents and / or legal guardians. A research, characterized as a descriptive exploratory study, with quantitative and qualitative approach was composed of 146 parents and / or guardians of students aged 4-12 years. Data were collected through a structured questionnaire, applied automatically, with open and closed questions. The questions approached address the knowledge of parents about oral health education activities performed at school, the importance they attach to these activities, as well as learning with their children and changing habits at home. In performing 86% of respondents were aware of educational and preventive activities developed at school and all reported to be important activities, especially with regard to health, care and guidance of children. Most survey participants (75%) reported having learned something related to oral health from their children and 30% cited brushing as the factor of greatest learning. In addition, 76% reported changes in their family’s oral health habits. It can be concluded that the students were able to transmit the knowledge acquired at school to their family members, which can contribute to changing your family’s oral health routine.

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Author Biographies

Gabriela Nascimento Salles, Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná - UNIOESTE

Master's student in Dentistry at the Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná /UNIOESTE, Cascavel/PR, Brazil.

Marina Berti, Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná - UNIOESTE

Doctorate in Preventive and Social Dentistry from the Faculty of Dentistry of Araçatuba-FOA/UNESP. Associate Professor at the Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná /UNIOESTE, Cascavel/PR, Brazil.

Daniela Pereira Lima, Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná - UNIOESTE

Doctorate in Preventive and Social Dentistry from the Faculty of Dentistry of Araçatuba-FOA/UNESP. Adjunct Professor at the Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná /UNIOESTE, Cascavel/PR, Brazil.

Mariângela Monteiro de Melo Baltazar, Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná - UNIOESTE

Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná, PUC/PR. Associate Professor at the Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná /UNIOESTE, Cascavel/PR, Brazil.

Brenda Rex Machado, Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná - UNIOESTE

Student of the Dentistry course at the Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná /UNIOESTE, Cascavel/PR, Brazil.

Helena Pfeffer, Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná - UNIOESTE

Master's Student in DentistryUniversidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná /UNIOESTE, Cascavel/PR, Brazil.

André Luiz Marçal Terreri, Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná - UNIOESTE

Doctorate in Health Sciences from the Faculty of Medicine of São José do Rio Preto, FAMERP. Adjunct Professor at the Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná /UNIOESTE, Cascavel/PR, Brazil.

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2021-09-28

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Salles GN, Berti M, Lima DP, Baltazar MM de M, Machado BR, Pfeffer H, Terreri ALM. Influence of schoolchildren participating in an oral health education program on their family’s practices. Semin. Cienc. Biol. Saude [Internet]. 2021 Sep. 28 [cited 2024 May 13];42(2):145-54. Available from: https://ojs.uel.br/revistas/uel/index.php/seminabio/article/view/37861

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