Document Type : Original Article
Author
Department of Dental, Isfahan Medical Science University, Isfahan, Iran
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Dental and oral health is a core component of general health and well‑being. Few
aspects of health are as accessible to personal control as oral hygiene which can be improved by
simple behavioral changes. In recent years, dentists in the field of oral and dental health improvement
have been research doing for measurement of validity and efficiency of available educational
interventions. In this regard, meta‑analysis integrates the results of different studies then determines
the effect size of educational interventions. This study seeks to investigate the effective educational
interventions on improving oral and dental health improvement in Iran by following the meta‑analysis
model.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: The present research was a meta‑analysis study. This research by
using the technique of meta‑analysis to integrate the results of different studies, to determine the
effect size of an educational intervention on improving oral and dental health improvement in Iran.
Seventeen studies accepted in methodology were collected in Iran during 2001–2018, and analyzed
through meta‑analysis. The research tool was meta‑analysis checklist. Effect size for each study
was manually calculated.
RESULTS: The study findings showed that the rate of the effect size of educational intervention on
Improving Oral and Dental Health Improvement in Iran was 0.62 (P ≤ 0.008) which according to
Cohen’s table was intermediate.
CONCLUSION: Findings of this meta‑analysis support of the effectiveness of educational interventions
on improving oral and dental health improvement in Iran. It seems that the educational interventions on
improving dental and oral health can be used as a method for improving oral and dental health in Iran.
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