Evaluation of an oral health intervention project in an educational center in the central jungle of Peru

• Autores: Muñoz Osbén, Álvaro Rodrigo, Uribe Seguel, Luis Felipe
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2024
• Institución: Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
• Repositorio: Revistas - Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
• Lenguaje: español; inglés
• OAI Identifier: oai:revistas.upch.edu.pe:article/5835
• Enlace del recurso: https://revistas.upch.edu.pe/index.php/REH/article/view/5835
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: servicios de salud dental; evaluación de programas; desarrollo de programas; programa de salud; proyecto de intervención; salud oral; dental health services; program assessment; program development; health program; intervention project; oral health; serviços de saúde dentária; avaliação de programas;; desenvolvimento de programas; programa de saúde; projeto de intervenção; saúde oral

Objective: To assess the effectiveness of an oral health intervention project in Oxapampa, Peru, from April to July 2023. Materials and methods: This longitudinal study involved 135 primary education students from the I.E. Bardo Bayerle educational institution. The research focused on two main variables: dental caries experience, measured using the DMFT index and dmft, and oral hygiene, assessed through the Simplified Oral Hygiene Index (OHI). Both descriptive and bivariate statistical analyses were conducted. Results: At the initial assessment, the OHI was 1.42 (SD = 0.68). By the conclusion of the study, this value had decreased to 0.45 (SD = 0.29), with the reduction being statistically significant (p < 0.001). Conclusion: Positive results were achieved in the oral health intervention project "Let's Smile Together" in Oxapampa, Peru, from April to July 2023.