Abstract:

Community oral and dental health training is aimed at informing individuals about risk and risk factors, and obtaining appropriate behavior habits and protecting oral and general health. The aim of this study is to compare the level of knowledge and attitudes of young individuals who receive oral and dental health education before and after education. WORK AND METHOD: In the age range of 13-18 years, an oral examination was carried out in the field conditions of 66 students in the home of male education, using a mirror sond. Following the examination, 20 question surveys were distributed to students to answer, measuring their information about toothbrushing, toothbrushing, toothbrushing, toothbrushing and nutrition. For the answer to the same survey, dental health training was distributed to respond again at the end of the visual presentation. A month after the training, the survey was repeated, the data was. The statistical package program is SPPS 20 (IBM Corp. 2011) for the data assessment. The average DMFT value of 66 students who participated in our study is calculated as 3.9±4.1. The total scores given to the correct answers are calculated at 8.7±2.7, 10.1±5.2 and 9.4±4.9 in order, before, after and after a month of oral hygiene training. There was a statistically significant difference between pre- and post-training (p<0.01). There was no significant difference in statistics between after training and a month after training. by p>0. 05) While dental brushing and dentist information levels showed a significant difference between prior and post-training, a month later this difference was not statically significant. A statistically significant increase has been between the information levels of the toothbrush and toothbrush before, after and at the end of a month. The result: In order to and be sustainable oral and dental health and habits in young individuals, oral hygiene training should be given regularly in short intervals. Keywords: oral hygiene, adolescence, oral health education

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