Sri Wendari A. Hartono|Soertini E. Lambri|W.H. van Palenstein Helderman
Effectiveness of primary school-based oral health education in West Java, Indonesia
study west java indicated involvement primary health care personnel schoolteachers oral health education ohe primary schools feasible approach sustainablethe present study aims assess effects schoolbased ohe programme pupils completed programme one half years agoeight experimental six control primary schools area participated study school 10 children aged 812years old randomly selectedanova age gender covariables showed statistically significantly lower 21 habitual plaque scores among children experimental schools compared control schools tooth brushing effectiveness significantly improved among experimental children took longer tooth brushing supervised dmftdmfs values comparable dmftdmfs values children experimental schools tended lower statistically significant control schools differences oral health knowledge apparent selfreported habits pertaining oral health comparable children experimental control schoolsthis schoolbased ohe programme moderate positive effect oral health knowledge habitual plaque levels effectiveness tooth brushing effects caries levels selfreported behaviour inconclusive