Oral hygiene knowledge of high-risk Grade One children: An evaluation of two methods of dental health education

Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 336-343

  Hawkins, Robert J ^a   Zanetti, Debra L ^b   Main, Patricia A ^a,c   Jokovic, Aleksandra ^a   Dwyer, John J M ^b   Otchere, Daniel F ^a,b   Locker, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b TORONTO PUBLIC HEALTH   (Canada)

^c Region of Durham Health Department   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Dental health education; Dental public health services; Oral hygiene

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANADA; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION; EDUCATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; MOUTH HYGIENE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REINFORCEMENT;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH EDUCATION, DENTAL; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; ONTARIO; ORAL HYGIENE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 0034296237     PISSN: 03015661     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0528.2000.028005336.x     Document Type: Article

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