Effectiveness of Visual Aids on Preventive Dental Goals

Purpose: To assess a caregiver’s oral health attitudes, habits, and behaviors pre and post intervention, and to determine whether a particular delivery-style (verbal-only or with visual supplementation) of a motivational interviewing session is more effective in improving oral health behaviors as well as improving success of a chosen preventive goal. Methods: N=140 caregivers of pediatric dental patients were given questionnaires to assess readiness to change and current preventive oral health behaviors. Oral health education was communicated in a MI style (verbal-only or with visual supplementation). One preventive oral health goal was selected to focus on. The home preventive behavior survey was re-administered at follow-up. Results: Preventive home behaviors improved, with no significant difference between interventions. There was significance in the amount of change in items specified as a goal. Conclusions: Behaviors improved significantly after a MI educational intervention. Goal setting and providing oral health education in a MI style can improve home preventive behaviors.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Dentistry

Year dc:date.available

2013

Author dc:creator

• Hodgson, Kristin

Contributors dc:contributor

• Tegwyn Brickhouse

• motivational interviewing
• goal setting
• oral health education
• Dentistry
• Medicine and Health Sciences

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• © The Author

Identifier

https://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/524

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:scholarscompass.vcu.edu:etd-1523