Knowledge assessment of preschool oral health program in nursery schools, through a survey

Authors

  • Silvana Chang Centro de Salud Familiar Iris Veliz Hume
  • Mariela Quiroz Universidad de Valparaíso

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22370/asd.2020.1.1.2109

Keywords:

Survey, knowledge, preschool, oral health, validation study

Abstract

Objective: To design and determine an instrument that evaluates the knowledge of nursery educators regarding the oral health of children in Valparaíso.

Methods: Case series, cross-sectional study. A survey of 23 questions was conducted based on the contents of the “Oral health promotion and prevention program for preschool children of MINSAL 2007” applied to 244 nursery schools.

Results: The survey presented a Cronbach Alpha of 0.84. A 3.5 grade point average (95% CI: 3.4-3.6) was obtained according to the scale from 1 to 7, which represents the level of knowledge of nursery schools, where the best qualified area was Nutrition.

Conclusions: Nursery schools have poor knowledge in relation to oral health program of preschool children, so training in relation to this topic is necessary.

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Published

2020-04-29

How to Cite

Chang, S., & Quiroz, M. (2020). Knowledge assessment of preschool oral health program in nursery schools, through a survey. Applied Sciences in Dentistry, 1(1). https://doi.org/10.22370/asd.2020.1.1.2109

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 1 (2020): Enero-Abril

Section

Research

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