An evaluation of the behavioral aspect of a prevention-oriented oral health program.
The teaching and learning program is not effective in the behavioral dimension, given the data of this evaluation. The Navy Plaque Index was shown to be an unreliable instrument, when utilized with a relatively large number of upper elementary level students by more than one dentist, due to differences in the level of plaque recorded by the dentists.
D002648:Child; D002652:Child Behavior; D003479:Curriculum; D003773:Dental Plaque / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006267:Health Education, Dental; D006801:Humans; D009042:Motivation; D009909:Oral Health; D009911:Oral Hygiene Index; D011314:Preventive Health Services; D012571:School Dentistry; D013663:Teaching