title: Results of oral health and hygiene education in an institution for multiple handicapped children in Indonesia.
abstract: In a collaboration between the Dutch and Indonesian Dental Associations a system for oral health care for multiple handicapped children was initiated in a large care and rehabilitation institution in Jakarta, Indonesia. Part of the project was to develop a programme for oral health and hygiene education (OHE), with a specific plaque control component. This programme was aimed not only at the handicapped children but also at their parents and the teaching and (para) medical staff of the institution. A study to investigate the feasibility, acceptability and effectiveness of the OHE programme was carried out over a period of 2 1/2 years. The programme was well accepted, effective and of clinical significance. It is probably one of the first of its kind in a developing country.
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Adiwoso
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Pilot
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D002674:Child, Institutionalized; D003773:Dental Plaque / Q000517:prevention & control; D003906:Developing Countries; D019988:Children with Disabilities; D004522:Educational Status; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D006267:Health Education, Dental; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000193:education; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income; D007214:Indonesia; D008607:Intellectual Disability; D008297:Male; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D009909:Oral Health; D009910:Oral Hygiene; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D010290:Parents / Q000193:education; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D012923:Social Class; D013663:Teaching