Annual Report 2013

The 2013 Annual Report includes a review of the year, research highlights and activities across the School's three Faculties, and key facts and figures. The financial review provides an overview of the School's finances and activities during 2012-13

Effects of active reminders and motivational techniques on oral hygiene and gingival health in orthodontic patients: a randomized clinical trial

Purpose: To compare repeated oral hygiene instructions and motivation to text message reminders in improving oral hygiene compliance Methods: For this prospective, randomized controlled clinical trial, 60 patients were assigned to one of four groups. Group 1 served as a control. Group 2 received weekly text message for oral hygiene. Group 3 received in-person oral hygiene instructions at each visit. Group 4 received both text messages and in person oral hygiene instructions. Oral hygiene was measured with Bleeding Index (BI), Modified Gingival Index (MGI), and Plaque Index (PI). Baseline measurements were obtained at the day of bonding (T0) and then at the subsequent 3 adjustment visits (T1, T2, T3). Results: Repeated measures ANOVA was used to determine the effect of the intervention groups on the change in oral hygiene across the visits. The average age was 15 and 43% were male. Based on the data from 242 total visits, intervention group was not associated with a significant change in plaque index (p=0.26), modified gingival index (p=0.78), or bleeding index (p=0.12). Conclusions: Patients who presented with good oral hygiene initially were able to maintain it during the first four months of treatment regardless of the intervention. Practitioners should highly consider a patient’s pretreatment oral hygiene status before starting orthodontic treatment

Hygiene: new hopes, new horizons.

Although promotion of safe hygiene is the single most cost-effective means of preventing infectious disease, investment in hygiene is low both in the health and in the water and sanitation sectors. Evidence shows the benefit of improved hygiene, especially for improved handwashing and safe stool disposal. A growing understanding of what drives hygiene behaviour and creative partnerships are providing fresh approaches to change behaviour. However, some important gaps in our knowledge exist. For example, almost no trials of the effectiveness of interventions to improve food hygiene in developing countries are available. We also need to figure out how best to make safe hygiene practices matters of daily routine that are sustained by social norms on a mass scale. Full and active involvement of the health sector in getting safe hygiene to all homes, schools, and institutions will bring major gains to public health

Reducing hospital associated infection : a role for social marketing

Purpose: Although hand hygiene is seen as the most important method to prevent the transmission of hospital associated infection in the UK, hand hygiene compliance rates appear to remain poor. This research aims to assess the degree to which social marketing methodology can be adopted by a particular organization to promote hand hygiene compliance. Design/Methodology/Approach: The research design is based on a conceptual framework developed from analysis of social marketing literature. Data collection involved taped interviews given by nursing staff working within a specific Hospital Directorate in Manchester, England. Supplementary data was obtained from archival records of the hand hygiene compliance rates. Findings: Findings highlighted gaps in the Directorate’s approach to the promotion of hand hygiene compared to what could be using social marketing methodology. Respondents highlighted how the Directorate failed to fully optimise resources required to endorse hand hygiene practice and this resulted in poorer compliance. Originality/Value: From the experiences and events documented, the study suggests how the emergent phenomena could be utilized by the Directorate to apply a social marketing approach which could positively influence hand hygiene compliance

Hubungan Pengetahuan Remaja Putri Terhadap Perilaku Penatalaksanaan Vulvahygiene Saat Menstruasi Pada Siswi Kelas X Dan Xi Di Sma Xaverius 2 Palembang 2017

Background: At the time of menstruation is very necessary self care to keep and maintain the hygiene during the menstruation, especially the vulva hygiene. Vulva hygiene behavior considerations in young women are still very low, such as the indolence of replacing sanitary pad that can cause the vagina irritation. It causes because of the lack of young women’s knowledge about vulva hygiene during the menstruation. Aim: The purpose of this study was to determine the correlation of young women’s knowledge against the management behavior of vulva hygiene during menstruation in grade X and XI students at SMA Xaverius 2 Palembang. Method: This study uses the analytical survey method with cross sectional apporoach and sampling with total sampling as much 108 respondents. Result: The results of this found is 73 (67,6%) have good knowledge and 35 (32,4%) have less knowledge. Whereas good behavior as much as 84 (77,8) and 25 (23,1%) have less behavior. From the results of chi square test, obtained, there is correlation of young women’s knowledge against the management behavior of vulva hygiene during menstruation with p value is 0,002. Providing counseling about vulva hygiene during menstruation is very necessary to provide in improving the knowledge and behavior of young women about vulva hygiene management

Oral Hygiene Facilitators and Barriers in Greek 10 Years Old Schoolchildren

Aim: The aim of this study was to determine the oral hygiene facilitators and barriers for 10 years old Greek children, via a questionnaire and clinical examination. Materials and Methods: This was a cross-sectional study of 266, 10 years old, children recruited from schools in 3 locations in Greece. Data were collected via questionnaires and clinical examination. Questionnaires referred to children\u27s oral hygiene knowledge, behavior and attitude as well as parents\u27 oral hygiene behavior and educational level. Children were clinically examined by two calibrated pediatric dentists using a WHO probe and artificial light to assess dental plaque (hygiene index-HI), gingivitis (simplified gingival index-GIs) and dental caries (DMFT-BASCD criteria). Results: Regarding oral hygiene knowledge, although 80% of the children were literate of the proper means of oral hygiene, only 58.64% brushed their teeth twice daily and 36.84% used dental floss. Children\u27s oral hygiene knowledge was positively correlated with both parental brushing frequency (ρ = 0.175, p \u3c 0.05) and educational level (ρ = -0.216, p \u3c 0.05). Toothpaste use was reported by 92.11% of the children. Regarding children\u27s attitude, 62.28% were concerned whether their teeth were clean, with girls showing greater concern than boys (p \u3c 0.001). Their reported beliefs regarding brushing avoidance were boredom (84.06%), low oral health literacy (73.91%) and forgetfulness (56.52%). Conclusion: Oral hygiene facilitators were found to be the concern about how clean were their teeth, oral health literacy of both children and parents and toothpaste appeal to children. Oral hygiene barriers were children\u27s boredom, low oral health literacy, forgetfulness and low socioeconomic level

Interdisciplinary Education In Dental Hygiene: A Pilot Project

This study describes a five-hour interdisciplinary experience involving sophomore dental hygiene students, dental hygiene faculty and medical technology faculty. This experience met the objectives of interdisciplinary teaching while reinforcing and expanding on a present topic in a four-year dental hygiene curriculum. The results of this experience are documented by pre- and post-testing and student evaluations. Statistical analysis of the test results along with student commentaries support interdisciplinary education as a viable and positive teaching approach. Student ability to correctly answer topic-related cognitive questions increased significantly while their understanding of the medical technology profession and its relationship to dental hygiene also developed. The experience was included within the framework of the pre-clinical dental hygiene course which kept the implementation efficient and perhaps contributed to its success. This pilot project was a positive step toward cθntinued interdisciplinary experiences between the dental hygiene and medical technology programs and created enthusiasm for expanding the experiences in the future to include the other health programs

UA60/5 WKU Dental Hygiene Class of 2007

Members of the 2007 dental hygiene class: Lindsey Engler, historian; Kandess Thomas, secretary; Michelle Minton, vice president; Toynika Bailey, president; Vickie Froedge, treasurer; Kara Ford, SADA representative; Ashley Reed, historian; Alison Steele, class representative; Katie Crandall, class representative; Ricki Jo Fonfara, class representative; Kirby Mercer, Kasey Gabhart, Joie Gosser, Kristin Davis, Margaret Howard, Leslie Seals, Brittany Tackett, Amanda Roach, Marcie Carr, Angeline Ferris, Casie Nguyen, Lindsey King, Katharine Miles and Brooke Cox

Increasing the Ability of Children with Autism in Performing Oral Hygiene Through Photographs: a Single Subject Study in Indonesia

Autism is a developmental disorder in children that now affects 1 : 88 children in the world. As many as 50% of school-age children with autism face difficulty in independently performing oral hygiene. This research seeks to increase the ability of children with autism in performing oral hygiene through the use of photographs. The methodology of the research is quantitative quasi-experimental through the single subject design. The three research subjects are school-age children with autism, and their parents also participated in this research. Intervention is conducted through a series of photographs on the steps in performing oral hygiene after the ability trend in the baseline phase is observed. Assessment in the ability of performing oral hygiene is done in the baseline, intervention, maintenance, and generalization phases. The result is that the ability to perform oral hygiene for Children A, B, and C increases from 14, 21, and 22 to 30, 31, and 30. The ability to perform oral hygiene for the three children increases after intervention and settles in the generalization phase