A METHOD FOR ASSESSMENT OF RESULTS OF SPECIALISED “DENTAL HEALTH LESSONS” IMPLEMENTATION AS AN EFFECTIVE TOOL FOR PREVENTION OF MOST COMMON DENTAL DISEASES IN CHILDREN WITH VISION PATHOLOGY

Abstract

The “dental health lessons” are an effective tool for prevention of dental diseases in healthy children and children with health limitations. This technology was developed for children with vision pathology. Therewith, objective assessment of its implementation from the standpoint of digestion of theoretical material and practical skills remains relevant.
 Aim of study. To increase the efficacy of prevention of most common dental diseases in children with visual sensory deprivation based on development and practical implementation of objective control of qualitative characteristics related to the effectiveness of specialised “dental health lessons”.
 Materials and methods. A method for objective control of practical implementation of remedial “dental health lessons” for children with vision pathology based on sociological research methods and on universal mathematical technologies for interpretation of the results obtained has been developed. The efficacy of practical implementation of the aforementioned method in specialised type III and IV pre-school educational institutions and schools in Krasnoyarsk has been evaluated.
 Results and discussion. The results of practical implementation of the developed method revealed the sufficient quality of the assessment tools: questionnaires and check-lists for assessment of the knowledge and practical skills obtained accounting for the specifics of the general somatic and psychophysiological condition of the blind and vision-impaired children based on the pedagogy for blind and vision-impaired students adjusted for different age-related developmental stages. The method is highly informative, objective and reliable for diagnostics of the presence of relevant knowledge and skills in vision-impaired children and makes it possible to determine the necessity and the tactics of further remedial classes.
 Conclusion. The method developed makes it possible to perform objective and reliable assessment of theoretical knowledge and practical skills related to dental disease prevention based on numerical evaluation. The method is non-invasive and harmless for the subjects, highly informative, simple in application, does not require expensive equipment and special training of the personnel, which provides the possibility of its application in pre-school educational institutions and schools without additional time expenditure by the dental practitioner.