Autopercepción de enfermedad gingival y periodontal en estudiantes de odontología antes y después de una intervención educativa

Abstract

Introduction: An educational strategy can improve people's perception of the disease, it can get people to consult early when they perceive a sign or symptom related to periodontitis, a highly common disease in the world, which also It is related to cardiovascular diseases. Objective: To evaluate the change in the perception of gingival and periodontal disease after applying a health educational intervention. Method: In a quasi-experimental study, 95 individuals from different semesters of the dental school were evaluated, who completed a self-perception questionnaire of gingival and periodontal disease before and after the application of an educational video. The participants signed an informed consent and participated voluntarily. Results: A sample of 95 participants was presented with a median age of the participants was 20 RI: 18-22 years. It is also observed that in the first semester 14 students participated with a percentage of 14.8%, which was the largest number of people who participated in this survey. The students surveyed were 36 men (37.9%) and 56 women (62.1%). The responses and changes were categorized as negative, equal or positive, generally finding a positive change greater than 50% and when establishing associations with the sociodemographic variables, a greater positive change was identified in people with parents with secondary or higher education with p = 0.014. Other variables did not show significant statistical differences. Conclusion: With the design of the application of the health educational intervention, a change in the perception of gingivitis and periodontitis in the evaluated population has been demonstrated.