The effect of educational videos on the level of community knowledge and awareness of the importance of treatment in prosthodontics

Abstract

In addition to chewing and speaking, teeth play an important role in a person's appearance. The concerns that are often experienced by patients are usually caused by the opinion of the patient who is not included in the planning of treatment in the field of prosthodontics, the patient's understanding and knowledge about treatment in the field of prosthodontics is minimal, and the patient's attitude towards treatment in prosthodontics. Counseling is one of the efforts to increase understanding and knowledge related to prosthodontic treatment. In this study, the patient's level of understanding and knowledge will be evaluated after and before watching the educational video of Prosthodontics, Faculty Dental Medicine, Universitas Airlangga. This research is an analytic observational study with a cross section-al approachand used used a questionnaire before and after being given an educational video. After watching the educational video, there was an increase in knowledge about follow-up care after tooth extraction from those who previously did not know to know as much as 42.5%. It was concluded that there is an increase in public knowledge and awareness about the impact of tooth loss and restoration options after watching educational videos.