ORAL HYGIENE PROMOTING PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS
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The purpose of this research was to develop an oral health promotion program for elementary school students. A review of the research literature was conducted on the following topics: dental health programs in schools, knowledge of disease and oral hygiene, oral care perception of the severity of oral health problems, how to brush your teeth as a form of Protection Motivation theory and Self-efficacy theory and the promotion of dental health in schools. An expert analysis of the quality of the program was conducted. The content of the program and the consistency of the content determined by five experts included 1) Assessment form for content validity, activity components 2) Content validity evaluation of 10 activities and 3) An evaluation form for content validity of the developed program. The results showed that index of congruence of the program consisted of the activity name, purpose, conceptual framework, and the steps in each activity was 1.00. This program had 10 activities i.e., 1) Exploration oral health 2) Plaque index examination 3) Dental check up 4) Smiling children 5) Information of dental health 6) Perception of oral risk 7) How to properly clean teeth 8) Questions and Answers 9) Communication among home, school and dentist and 10) Sharing information. The average mean of index of congruence was 0.98. The program was set for 6 weeks, 2 days per week, and 1 hour per day. The index of Congruencies of the overall program was 0.96. The program was determined to help elementary students develop behaviors in knowledge, attitude and practice in oral health.
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