title: Effect of dental health care instruction and prophylaxis on knowledge, attitude and behavior in Dutch military personnel.
abstract: A study was conducted to evaluate the effect of a single dental health care instruction and prophylaxis on knowledge, attitude and behavior. Ninety-six army recruits from two military camps were randomly allocated to four groups: a control group, a group that received an oral prophylaxis, a group that received a single dental health care instruction, and a group that had both prophylaxis and dental health care instruction. Treatment effects were measured by a questionnaire 1 month and 3 months after the instruction. A single dental health care instruction improved knowledge, and some areas of behavior. The improvement in attitude was not clear. The improvements were small and showed a tendency to diminish after 1 month.
mesh_terms: D001290:Attitude; D003777:Dental Prophylaxis; D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005459:Fluorides / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006267:Health Education, Dental; D006801:Humans; D008885:Military Dentistry; D008889:Military Personnel; D009426:Netherlands; D009910:Oral Hygiene; D012923:Social Class; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014099:Toothbrushing / Q000295:instrumentation; D014100:Toothpastes / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates; D014100:Toothpastes; D005459:Fluorides