Abstract
Statistical surveys indicate that the rate of dental decay among primary school goers in Qazvin province is about 82.2% for permanent teeth and 83.3% for milk teeth. This was a semi-experimental interventional study to improve the knowledge and practice of 80 children (31 boys and 49 girls) aged 9-11 years. Educational planning was delivered through indirect new methods of education including role playing and painting. Data were collected before and after intervention by a fixed questioner and further analyzed by means of two statistical tests including t-test and chi-square test. The results of this study was indicative of a significant difference between the knowledge and practice of children before and after the intervention (p<0.05).
Keywords
Keywords: Oral Health Education Role-playing Painting Knowledge Practice
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