Effectiveness of a basic training presentation on infant oral health care for family medicine residents.
OBJECTIVE
This study's purpose was to evaluate an infant oral health education program to target University of Nebraska Medical Center family medicine residents.


METHODS
Participants included 37 family medicine residents. Assessment in the form of a questionnaire was completed immediately before and after a 60-minute educational intervention. The intervention was in the form of a PowerPoint presentation and video of infant oral health for health care providers. The 16 questions (true/false/don't know or multiple choice) questionnaire was based on the information presented in the lecture and video.


RESULTS
There was a significant difference between the pretest and post-test scores (P<.001). The mean score on the pretest was 10.03 (+/-1.79 SD), and the mean score on the post-test was 13.08 (+/-1.40). There was a negative correlation between age and score on the pretest as age increased; the score on the pretest went down (P=.03). None of the others showed significant correlations. Thirty-four (92%) reported they were very likely to incorporate this information into their daily practice.


CONCLUSIONS
A 1-hour PowerPoint and video educational intervention was effective in teaching family medicine residents basic information on infant oral health.
Salama
Fouad
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Department of Hospital Dentistry, College of Dentistry, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USA. fsalama@unmc.edu
Kebriaei
Amy
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Rothe
Vincent
V
D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001296:Audiovisual Aids; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000145:classification; D040381:Education, Public Health Professional; D005194:Family Practice / Q000193:education*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007224:Infant Care; D007396:Internship and Residency; D008297:Male; D019212:Multimedia; D009909:Oral Health; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods