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Special needs oral health program

Special needs oral health program. Amber Burks Danielle Chelette. Agency . Groves Elementary PN-G I.S.D. 4 th and 5 th grade students Mission:

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Special needs oral health program

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  1. Special needs oral health program Amber Burks Danielle Chelette

  2. Agency • Groves Elementary • PN-G I.S.D. • 4th and 5th grade students • Mission: • “We believe that all students can learn , the mission of the staff of groves elementary is to provide continuity of the teaching process, a challenge for all students to excel academically a positive school climate for learning, and to caring atmosphere through which we can offer the best possible educational opportunities.”

  3. Goal and objectives • Goal- Improve the oral health of the 4th and 5th grade special needs students at Groves elementary through an educational program. • Objective 1- Increase the dental health knowledge of the students by 15% using the pre and post-test • Objective 2- Decrease plaque and oral debris by 15% using plaque score • Objective 3- Increase their oral health and skills by passing a toothbrush evaluation • Objective 4: Increase their knowledge of healthy foods by getting 50% correct matches on the nutrition game board

  4. Review of Literature • Oral Health Services for Children and Adolescents with Special Health Care Needs • Oral Health Needs Survey 2009 Technical Report • Michigan Department of Community Health • Michigan Oral Health Coalition

  5. Target Group • 10 students total (ages 9-12) • Life Skills Dept. • 4 students • Intellectual and developmental disability • Enrollment requirements are based on the Dr.’s diagnosis • Ex. Down’s syndrome, mental retardation, and autism • Adaptive Behavior Unit • 6 students • Emotionally disturbed • Enrollment requirements are based on the Dr.’s diagnosis

  6. Lesson #1March 18, 2014 • Topics • Role of an RDH • Human deciduous • permanent dentition • Importance of keeping teeth • Activities • Pre-test • Passed around masks, gloves, typodont, x-rays • The Tooth Book by Dr. Seuss • Mouth model • Timeframe: 30 minutes

  7. Lesson #2April 4, 2014 • Topics • Plaque • Brushing (Fones method) • Activities • Brush on typodont • Plaque scores • Coloring page • Timeframe: 30 minutes

  8. Lesson #3April 8, 2014 • Topics • Caries • Caries process • Fluoride • Activities • The Power of Fluoride experiment • Tooth anatomy coloring page • Timeframe: 30 minutes

  9. Lesson #4April 15, 2014 • Topics • Bad foods for teeth • Good foods for teeth • Frequency of consumption • Activities • Post-test • Nutrition matching game • Final plaque scores • Healthy snack time • Certificate ceremony • Timeframe- 45 minutes

  10. Survey Measurements • Pre and post-test • To determine the knowledge gained by the students throughout the program • Plaque scores • To analyze the effectiveness of skills learned by the students • Toothbrush skill evaluation • To test the tooth brushing skills by each student • Nutrition game/quiz • To determine the nutritional knowledge gained by the students

  11. Pre and post-test results • Pre-test (10) • 100 • 80 • 80 • 70 • 60 • 60 • 60 • 50 • 40 • 10 • Post-test (9) • 100 • 100 • 90 • 90 • 90 • 80 • 80 • 80 • 40 Mean: 61 Mean: 83 Increased by: 36%

  12. Plaque score results • Initial plaque scores • 2.3 • 1.5 • 1.3 • 1.0 • 0.8 • 0.6 • 0.5 • 0.5 • 0.3 • 0.3 • Final plaque scores • 2.0 • 0.8 • 0.5 • 0.3 • 0.3 • 0.1 • 0.1 • 0.1 • 0.1 Mean: 0.9 Mean: 0.5 Increased by: 80%

  13. Tooth brushing Skill evaluation results • Highest possible score: 39 • Passing score: 29.25 • 39 • 39 • 39 • 39 • 38 • 38 • 38 • 38 • 36 Recommendations were made to students as needed, but every student passed

  14. Nutrition game results • All students successfully matched 100% of their game pieces to the correct column

  15. Previous PROGRAMS • No previous oral health programs for our specific target group • There has not been an oral health program held at Groves Elementary in the past

  16. Weaknesses/recommendations • Time constraints • We ran over 15 minutes on lesson #2&4 while gathering plaque scores • Recommendation: Plan ahead for the extra time that is needed for dates when gathering plaque scores • Zero parental involvement • A letter was sent out encouraging the parents attendance and involvement in our program • Recommendations: A phone call can be made to each parent to make it more personable, we also can send a letter each time

  17. strengths • Program planners work well together • Program was well organized and designed • Designed to meet their learning level • Activities geared to their abilities • Used 5 senses: sight smell, touch, taste, hear • Hands on with students

  18. Conclusion • We feel that Groves Elementary will be a good future site • The life skills and adaptive behavior unit was in need of an oral health program and will continue to be in need and benefit from oral health education • This program was a success

  19. Questions?

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