Effect of Dental Educational Program on Oral Hygiene Status Among Institutionalized Deaf Children

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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assess the effect of dental educational program on oral hygiene among institutionalized hearing impaired and mute children in Cairo, Egypt.

Detailed Description
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Evaluate participants satisfaction regarding the dental educational program(learning teeth brushing technique) Measure the oral hygiene index simplified to the participants at a different follow up periods for assessing the effect of the dental educational program on oral hygiene.

Official Title
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Effect of Dental Educational Program on Oral Hygiene Status Among Institutionalized Deaf Children. A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Conditions
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Hearing Loss

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: educational programm
* Other: no educational program


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Children aged from 6-12 years with mixed dentition. Institutionalized Deaf children in Cairo, Egypt. Exclusion Criteria: Children above the age of 12 years and below the age of 6 years Patient un able to give informed consent Patient suffering from any other type of disability such as (mental retardation, physically and mentally handicapped, .etc.) Medically compromised patient Patient who were absent in the day of examination

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 6 Years
Maximum Age: 12 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Prevention
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Single


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: educational programm<br>Oral health education will be done for children and their care givers about various diseases affecting the oral cavity, the effects of bad oral hygiene and tooth decay, importance of tooth brushing, and correct methods of tooth brushing. Three follow up examination is assessed after one week, three weeks and six weeks using questionnaire for evaluation of participant satisfaction about oral health and using OHIS index for evaluating the effect of the dental educational program on the oral health status of deaf children. | Behavioral: educational programm<br>* Oral health education will be done for children and their care givers about various diseases affecting the oral cavity, the effects of bad oral hygiene and tooth decay, importance of tooth brushing, and correct methods of tooth brushing.Three follow up examination is assessed after one week, three weeks and six weeks using questionnaire for evaluation of participant satisfaction about oral health and using OHIS index for evaluating the effect of the dental educational program on the oral health status of deaf children.<br>|
| Placebo Comparator: no educational programm<br>without educational program Three follow up examination is assessed after one week, three weeks and six weeks using questionnaire for evaluation of participant satisfaction about oral health and using OHIS index for evaluating the effect of the dental educational program on the oral health status of deaf children. | Other: no educational program<br>* without oral health education will be done for children and their care givers about various diseases affecting the oral cavity, the effects of bad oral hygiene and tooth decay, importance of tooth brushing, and correct methods of tooth brushing.Three follow up examination is assessed after one week, three weeks and six weeks using questionnaire for evaluation of participant satisfaction about oral health and using OHIS index for evaluating the effect of the dental educational program on the oral health status of deaf children.<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| patient satisfaction | this outcome will be assessed via questionnaire | 6 weeks | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| oral hygiene index simplified |  | 6 weeks |