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- Title
The effectiveness of oral hygiene instructions in sign language among hearing impaired adults in Saudi Arabia.
- Authors
Fageeh, Hytham N.; Mansoor, Manawar A.
- Abstract
<bold>Objective: </bold>To improve knowledge of oral health among the hearing impaired in Saudi Arabia using videos with detailed oral hygiene instructions in Arabic sign language.<bold>Methods: </bold>Videos of oral hygiene instructions in Arabic sign language were produced under the supervision of a periodontist. Fifty male subjects above 18 years of age were chosen randomly from different deaf schools in Jazan, Saudi Arabia and divided into two groups as follows: Group 1 received printed booklets with oral hygiene instructions, and Group 2 received videos of the same instructions in Arabic sign language. Knowledge regarding oral health and hygiene practice was evaluated with the aid of a questionnaire before and after 4 weeks.<bold>Results: </bold>The estimated marginal mean of the knowledge regarding oral hygiene in Group 1 was 3.37, which was slightly increased to 4.40 after 4 weeks of general instructions. The estimated marginal mean in Group 2 was 3.70 before the distribution of the videos, which was significantly increased to 11 after 4 weeks (P < .001).<bold>Conclusion: </bold>Videos of oral hygiene instructions in Arabic sign language had immensely improved knowledge regarding oral health and hygiene practices in the deaf/hearing impaired patients in this study.
- Subjects
SAUDI Arabia; QIZAN (Saudi Arabia : Province); ORAL hygiene; SIGN language; ARABIC language; ADULTS; TEACHING; DENTAL care; TOOTH care &; hygiene; ORAL health
- Publication
Special Care in Dentistry, 2020, Vol 40, Issue 1, p41
- ISSN
0275-1879
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1111/scd.12428