1Post Graduate Student, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Faculty of Dental Sciences, RUAS, Bangalore
2Reader, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Faculty of Dental Sciences, RUAS, Bangalore
3Professor and HOD, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Faculty of Dental Sciences, RUAS, Bangalore
*Corresponding Author Email: tejaswinibd02@gmail.com
Online published on 18 January, 2019.
To assess effectiveness of Health education models and approaches in creating awareness about oral diseases among adolescents.
An electronic search in Medline (through PUBMED) and EBSCO databases yielded 327 publications, out of which 14 were included in this review. All randomized controlled trials and non-randomized trials conducted among adolescents aged 10–15 years between 2006 to 2016 published in English language with full text was included. Each publication was reviewed and critically appraised by two independent researchers according to a set of validity criteria (CONSORT and TREND guidelines). We used the PICO tool for interrogation of the literature and finding an answer, which helps to break down the query into Population, Intervention, Comparison, and Outcome.
Out of 33 studies obtained, 14 studies fulfilled the inclusion criteria with a validity score of 18 using CONSORT and TREND checklists. These studies were categorized based on theoretical models and approaches.
The present systematic review demonstrated the effectiveness of social theoretical model in bringing about the change, however a thorough systematic review focusing on specific model and specific disease and specific outcome will be more beneficial.
Health Education Model, School Children, Oral Diseases, Health Education Approaches
