Páez GY, Tamayo OB, Peña MY, Méndez VYB, Sánchez GM

Language: Spanish
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ABSTRACT

Introduction: tooth decay is the public health problem that afflicts most of society, from the great Egyptian pharaohs to the current presidents, almost everyone at some point in their lives, have suffered from this disease.
Objective: to evaluate the effectiveness of an educational intervention regarding dental caries in sixth grade school students.
Methods: an educational intervention study was carried out in 6th grade students of the Dalquis Sánchez primary school in Holguín, in the period September 2015-April 2016. The universe of the research was 138 patients, in a sample consisting of 58 patients diagnosed with dental caries. Variables were studied, such as sex and level of knowledge about the disease.
Results: of the students affected with dental caries 31 (53.4%) belonged to the male sex, with predominance over the female. Before applying the educational program, 43 schoolchildren (74.1%) had inadequate knowledge about dental caries and some risk factors; then 52 (89.7%) of the students had adequate knowledge. Prior to the educational work, 84.5% of the participants had inadequate knowledge regarding the correct brushing and its frequency; 91.4% achieved adequate knowledge. When analyzing the reference to the cariogenic diet and protective diet, it was found that at the beginning of the intervention only 11 students had an adequate knowledge of the subject in question, when applying the program 48 students (82.8%) had a correct appreciation of the topic.
Conclusions: the level of knowledge regarding dental caries was inadequate before applying the educational program, after applied the educational intervention proved to be an accurate method, which proved the effectiveness of the implemented program.