THE EFFECTS OF DENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAM BY APPLYING THE BRAIN BASED LEARNING TO PROMOTE ORAL HYGIENE ELEMENTARY STUDENTS, CHAKKARAT DISTRICT, NAKHONRATCHASIMA PROVINCE

Abstract

This study is quasi-experimental research and aimed to study the effects of dental health education program by applying the brain based learning to promote oral hygiene elementary students, Chakkarat district, Nakhon Ratchasima province. The samples were 68 students and divided to be an experimental group were 34 students and a comparison group were 34 students. The duration of implementation was 12 week. Data were collected by questionnaires. Descriptive data were analyzed by descriptive statistic such as frequency percentage mean and standard deviation. Comparative analysis was used Independent t-test, which the differenceis found of 95% confidence interval (95%CI).

The results showed that after the experiment the experimental group had mean scores of knowledge about oral disease, perceived self-efficacy in promote oral hygiene, outcome expectation in promote oral hygiene, practice in promote oral hygiene and brushing performance were higher significantly than before experimental and comparison group (p-value < .001). Gingivitis status of experimental group decreased significantly than before experimental and comparison group (p-value < .001).