Original Article
Periodontal Disease Awareness and Knowledge among Nigerian Primary School Teachers
Author(s):
Azodo CC* and Umoh AO
Background: TeacherâÂÂled oral health education is equally effective in improving the oral health knowledge and oral hygiene status of adolescents as dentistâÂÂled and peerâÂÂled strategies. Aim: The aim was to determine periodontal disease awareness and knowledge among Nigerian primary school teachers. Subjects and Methods: This crossâÂÂsectional study was conducted among primary school teachers in Edo State, Nigeria. A selfâÂÂadministered questionnaire which elicited information on demography, awareness of the periodontal disease and source of information, knowledge of etiology, and symptoms of the periodontal disease, was the data collection tool.. The test of association was done using either ChiâÂÂsquare or Fisher’s exact statistics. P value wa.. Read More»
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