TY - JOUR JF - J-Mazand-Univ-Med-Sci JO - J Mazandaran Univ Med Sci VL - 23 IS - 100 PY - 2013 Y1 - 2013/4/01 TI - Effects of Educational Programs on DMFT Plaque Index and Performance of Pregnant Women TT - تأثیر برنامه مدون آموزشی بر میزان DMFT پلاک دندانی و عملکرد مراقبتی مادران باردار N2 - Background and purpose: One of the best ways to evaluate the activity and efficiency of a health care system is to consider WHO advised indices. In oral health systems, one of the most important of these indices is DMFT index. The aim of this research was to assess the effects of education on the performance of pregnant women in city of Arak regarding oral health according to the DMFT index and plaque index. Materials and methods: This intervention study was carried out in 130 pregnant women attending health centers in Arak who were divided into case and control groups (n= 65 in each group). Before the intervention the data including the samples’ demographic features, DMFT Index and Plaque Index (PI) check lists and their performance about oral health was recorded. The intervention group attended educational programs and after three months the samples were examined for oral health. Results: The mean ages of samples in case and control groups were 27.1±3.5 and 29.8±4.3 years and the mean of DMFT score was 5.8±2.2 and 5.3±1.8, respectively. There was no significant difference in the mean of DMFT scores before and after the intervention among the two groups (p=0.115) but there was a significant decrease in PI scores (P=0.041). Moreover, the performance of case and control groups were different before and after the intervention (P SP - 62 EP - 72 AU - Shamsi, Mohsen AU - Hidarnia, Alireza AU - Niknami, Shamsaddin AU - karimi, Mahmmod AD - KW - Oral health KW - pregnant women KW - DMFT KW - Plaque Index KW - education KW - performance UR - http://jmums.mazums.ac.ir/article-1-2178-en.html ER -