Assessment of Oral Health Status and Oral Health Education Programmed in Community Living in Rural Area of Jahangirabaad of Multan

Abstract

Objective: To investigate the role of oral health education programme in oral health status in peoples living in rural areas of Multan.

Study Design: Study design was cross sectional survey.

Place and Duration: This study was done to record the initial assessment of oral health status of Jahangirabad community in Multan from November 1, 2014 to December 1, 2014.

Results: The results of the study revealed the occurrence of dental caries to be 53.1 %, while mean DMFT was 1.5. the results from recording the periodontal conditions showed that about 50% of the sample population had healthy gums, reflecting good oral hygiene. in term of virulence, the mean number of healthy sextants, bleeding, and calculus, were 5.2, 0.4 and 0.2 respectively. Total of 42.9% of the sample population had gingival bleeding and calculus. the study found that there was a statistically significant association between high education and better oral health index namely DMFT and CPITN [pvalues= 0.036 and 0.012, respectively]. In this study, no significant association was found between average monthly incomes versus oral health status.