Hello everybody now I am working about this PICO question:
In Children, is the same effectiveness "conventional oral health education " vs "computer or tablet assisted" to increase the tooth brushing frequency?
I want to hear your opinions or share papers about it.
Thanks a lot.
PhD Ebingen Villavicencio
Hi,
Atleast from my clinical experience I have noticed that people(almost all age group) are more enthusiastic to learn from videos or animations, rather than showing them still pictures. And yes I do feel, if we make it interactive using computers, tablets or mobile phones , we can motivate more.
I guess by "conventional oral health education" you meant , still pictures, infographics, oral advise by the dentist etc...
Well this is just my opinion from my experience..
Hi dear,
I think that the more impressive your tools, the more motivated your patient
Kindly read my attached articles.
Best wishes,
Hala
Article Comparison of Methods in Oral Health Education from the Pers...
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Article Improving oral health status of preschool children using mot...
Article Effectiveness of Peer Group and Conventional Method (Dentist...
Yes absolutely. Any mean for awareness would make some difference. I think tablets and IT facilities are better ways for children but there must be some conventional assistsnce too.
Regards
I have shown some short videos on brushing and visiting a dentist in my clinic to some children and the response of them to the work during treatment time and later on at home (depending on their parents), they performed better and regular tooth brushing. Therefore, in my humble opinion, I would say that Yes Modern tools are very effective to send the message, or showing/re-use the conventional health education once more in different ways. Although One should not neglect the role of parents till certain age.
Best Wishes
In the modern era of technical advancement, the younger generation is driven and addicted to cyber-culture. From phones to tablets and from desktops to laptops, the children today are completely dependent and hooked to them for their day to day needs and requirements. Hence comes the need of upgradation of technology for imparting the oral health education to children. It is a common saying that a person understands it best in his/her native language. Cyber-language is the language of the younger generation. Moreover, it imparts the added advantage of audio-visual aids along with live streaming. Definitely, the health education imparted through this technology will go a long way in motivating children than the conventional ones.
Thanks every body for your responses. I will test the hypothesis.