Journal of Education and Health Promotion

A model for implementing oral health‑promoting school: Integration with dental students’ educational curriculum: A protocol study

. Bahareh Tahani; . Imaneh Asgari

Volume 12, Issue 7 , August 2022, , Pages 1-6

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Schools are ideal setting for children’s oral health‑promoting programs. It is anintegrated model for oral health‑promoting schools (OHPS) with the capacities ... Read More BACKGROUND: Schools are ideal setting for children’s oral health‑promoting programs. It is anintegrated model for oral health‑promoting schools (OHPS) with the capacities of dental school’scurriculum and dental students as workforces. In this protocol, the principle of planning andimplementation of the oral health program is described.MATERIALS AND METHODS: Based on the PRECEDE‑Policy, Regulatory, and OrganizationalConstructs in Educational and Environmental Development (PROCEED) planning model, a frameworkfor determining the potential predisposing, reinforcing, and enabling factors that could be interveningwas diagnosed. To adapt the phases of the planning model for integration of the “OHPS” principlesand the dental students’ curriculum, the following steps are supposed to be considered: Phases1–5 which are to assess the baseline data will include the assessment of children oral health statusand parents and teachers’ knowledge, attitude, and performance. Phase 6 or implementation phasewill be allocated to oral health education interventions for students, parents, and teachers, professionalscreening, prevention, and referral. Phase 7 or the process assessment phase will be to record thenumber of screened students, the amount of fissure sealant and fluoride provision, and percentageof trained parents and teachers. Phase 8 or the impact assessment phase will assess the students’improvement in knowledge and practice, decayed, missing, and filled teeth scores, teachers andmothers’ oral health attitudes and behaviors, and brushing and flossing behaviors. At the last, costanalysis of the program and long‑term monitoring of the interventions is suggested.CONCLUSION: In case that the effectiveness of this model is proven, it can be implemented by otherdental schools for the primary schools in their regions. Considering the number and distribution ofdental schools in the country, this model is executable as targeted population oral health promotionapproach in 6–12‑year‑old schoolchildren.

Effect of sense of coherence on oral health behavior and status: A systematic review and meta‑analysis

. Roksana Poursalehi; . Arash Najimi; . Bahareh Tahani

Volume 11, Issue 8 , September 2021, , Pages 1-17

Abstract

The sense of coherence (SOC) is defined as a personal orientation to life. People with higher SOCare better at dealing with stressful situations, psychological stress, and problems ... Read More

Status of geriatric education and meeting the standards of facilities in dental schools

. Bahareh Tahani; . Abbasali Khademi; . Sadaf Fathollahi

Volume 9, Issue 8 , August 2019, , Pages 1-7

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CONTEXT: Information, specific tendencies, and skills are needed to provide oral care for the elderlypopulation, and these skills should be learned in dental schools.AIMS: The aim of ... Read More

Knowledge, attitude, and practice of parents of 7–12‑year‑old children regarding fissure sealant therapy and professional fluoride therapy

. Bahareh Tahani; . Ghasem Yadegarfar; . Azimeh Ahmadi

Volume 7, Issue 6 , December 2017, , Pages 1-7

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BACKGROUND: To increase the utilization of preventive dental care, it is essential to improvethe knowledge and attitude of parents about such cares. The aim of this study was to evaluatethe ... Read More

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Author = . Bahareh Tahani

A model for implementing oral health‑promoting school: Integration with dental students’ educational curriculum: A protocol study

Abstract

Effect of sense of coherence on oral health behavior and status: A systematic review and meta‑analysis

Abstract

Status of geriatric education and meeting the standards of facilities in dental schools

Abstract

Knowledge, attitude, and practice of parents of 7–12‑year‑old children regarding fissure sealant therapy and professional fluoride therapy

Abstract