Abstract
Background: Dental and oral health is one of the public health indicators. Dental and oral health problems decreaseindividual health function. A lack of mouth rinsing causes dental and oral health problems in children after consumingsweet food. Dental health promotion can help the children learn about mouth rinsing and encourage them to have itregularly. MisDent is an educational program about dental health designed for children. We demonstrated and promotedmouth rinsing to the students, especially after they confused sweet food. Purpose: To promote correct tooth brushingto children and help monitoring student’s dental health partnering with the local public health center. Methods: Theprogram used dental health promotion strategies Patemon 2 Elementary School. We evaluated the program as well.Results: About 60% of students at Petemon 2 Elementary School were able to answer the questions correctly, have mouthrinsing correctly, memorize the “REK KUMUR REK” song. Conclusion: “MisDent” involved the first and second-gradestudents of Patemon 2 Elementary School. The program was expected to help to educate the students about dental andoral health.
Highlights
Dental and oral hygiene affects the quality of life, including the function of speech, mastication, and self-confidence
The MisDent program was started with in-class dental health promotion by 4 professional students, followed by watching MisDent movie, singing “REK KUMUR REK” (“LET RINSE OUR MOUTH”), quizzes, and educational game about mouth rinsing
The SWOT analysis of the program: (1) Strength: The health promotion materials about mouth rinsing was delivered through a short movie
Summary
Dental and oral hygiene affects the quality of life, including the function of speech, mastication, and self-confidence. Consumers generally do not aware of the effect of soft drinks and isotonic drinks on the oral cavity.[1] Consumers usually drink soft drinks or isotonic drinks slowly, allowing sugar to accumulate in the tooth surface. Some drinks are made from fermented carbohydrates, and they can cause plaque accumulation and cause dental caries.[2] Some soft drinks cause tooth erosion, plaque accumulation, and promote dental caries because they have low pH and high carbohydrates.[3] Soft drinks generally contain sweeteners, acids, and natural and artificial flavorings. The movie promotes mouth rinsing in children, especially after they consume high sugar intake
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