Effectiveness of web application as educational media in increasing the caries risk knowledge and decreasing the caries risk score among dental students in Indonesia

BMC Oral Health

Febriana Setiawati¹  Risqa Rina Darwita¹  Ishlah Fakhirah Rahmah² 

[1] Department of Dental Public Health and Preventive Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Universitas Indonesia, Jalan Salemba Raya No. 4 Central Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia;Undergraduate Student of Dental Public Health and Preventive Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia;

关键词: Web application;    Caries risk;    Health promotion;    Knowledge;    Health practice;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12903-021-01995-1

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundThis study evaluating the effect of web application media in increasing the caries risk knowledge and decreasing the caries risk scores among dental students.MethodsA quasi-experimental design along with a purposive sampling technique was used in this study. A total of 361 undergraduate pre-clinical dental students from 15 universities in Indonesia were divided into two groups: intervention (n = 282) and control (n = 79). The students in the intervention group received a web application media with educational materials to independently check their caries risk, whereas those in the control group received the application without any educational materials. The students were instructed to use the web application at least once a week for 21 days and complete the pretest and posttest questionnaires and web application evaluation questionnaires. In addition, they were required to independently examine their initial and final caries risk.ResultsA significant increase in the level of knowledge was observed in the intervention group, but not in the control group, after the use of the web application. Each group showed a decrease in the caries risk score, but the difference was not statistically significant before and after the use of a web application in both groups.ConclusionThese findings indicate that health promotion and education about caries risk through web application media can improve the knowledge and reduce the caries risk in dental dentistry students.

【 授权许可】

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