CompletedNot Applicable

"Safeguard Your Smile" an Oral Health Literacy Intervention Promoting Positive Oral Hygiene Self-care Behavior

Canada140 participantsStarted 2015-07

Plain-language summary

The purpose of the investigators' study is to assess effectiveness of community based oral health literacy intervention promoting positive oral hygiene self-care behavior among Montreal's Punjabi immigrants.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 60 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Punjabi immigrants who are Montreal residents * Be in good general health * Will give written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Non permanent residents e.g. refugees * Presence of orthodontic appliances * Having any disease of soft/ hard oral tissues e.g. advanced periodontitis * Having any systemic disease e.g. diabetes * On certain medications such as phenytoin.

What they're measuring

Oral hygiene self-care knowledge using a self administered questionnaire

Timeframe: Three months

Oral hygiene self-care behavior using a self administered questionnaire

Timeframe: Three months

Gingival index

Timeframe: Three months

Dental plaque index

Timeframe: Three months

Trial details

NCT IDNCT02521155

SponsorUniversité de Montréal

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2015-10

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