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Evaluation of a 7-year schoolbased community dental hygiene programme in Portugal by high school teachers
| dc.contributor.author | Assunção, V. A. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Luís, H. S. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Bernardo, M. F. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Martin, M. D. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Leroux, B. | |
| dc.contributor.author | DeRouen, T. A. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Leitão, J. M. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-07-23T10:49:36Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-07-23T10:49:36Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2008 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Objectives: To obtain high school teachers evaluation of a Community Dental Hygiene programme, developed as part of a clinical trial designed to assess the safety of low-level mercury exposure from amalgam restorations. Methods: A questionnaire to assess programme evaluation, personal opinion on programme relevance and satisfaction with activities was distributed among teachers. It had a total of 22 questions organized into three groups. Results: A total of 25 questionnaires were obtained from teachers who participated in the programme. Ninety-two per cent of the respondents had a positive opinion concerning the existence of the programme. Eighty-eight per cent of the teachers believed that the programme changed student’s knowledge about dental hygiene. Ninety-two per cent of teachers supported the existence of the programme and 88% of them disagreed with a statement that participation in the programme was a waste of time. Teachers who did not collaborate actively with dental hygiene activities indicated belief that the programme affected school activities (P = 0.003). Teachers who actively participated in the programme believe that dental hygiene activities were important for students (P = 0.005). Conclusions: Teacher evaluations of this kind of programme are critical for the development of school-based Dental Hygiene Education programmes. Teachers believe that Dental Hygiene Education is crucial for students’ well-being. | pt_PT |
| dc.description.version | info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion | pt_PT |
| dc.identifier.citation | Assunção VA, Luís HS, Bernardo MF, et al. Evaluation of a 7-year schoolbased community dental hygiene programme in Portugal by high school teachers. Int J Dent Hygiene. 2008;6: 37-42. | pt_PT |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10451/34314 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | pt_PT |
| dc.peerreviewed | yes | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Dental hygienists | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Health education | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Health promotion | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Oral hygiene | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Programme evaluation; | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Questionnaires | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | School-based programmes | pt_PT |
| dc.title | Evaluation of a 7-year schoolbased community dental hygiene programme in Portugal by high school teachers | pt_PT |
| dc.type | journal article | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| rcaap.rights | restrictedAccess | pt_PT |
| rcaap.type | article | pt_PT |