บทคัดย่อ
Evaluation of using snack consumption indicators as educative mechanism to motivate behavior change of snack consumption for controlling dental carriesin primary school, Lopburi provinceThe study was aimed to develop "Risk Criteria" to determine sweet inducing to dental caries,to evaluate efficacy of behavioral modification program to reduce caries, by using sweet-inducing score together with personal hygiene enhancement. The study was divided into 3 phases: I. Study of pH change of dental plaque comparing 12 different sweet taking.II. Intervention Design. Behavioral modification program was developed into dental education program and skill training program for sweet selection and toothbrushing. III. Evaluation of intervention. A case-control was conducted in 3 primary school in Lopburi. First, the experiment group was derived from two different schools, each for 73 and 85 students at 5th and 6th grade, then 89 student from another for control group. As the result, knowledge on dental health was found obviously increased among the two experimental groups rather than controlled group, proving to dental education program efficiency. On the other hand, skill-training program for sweet selection and toothbrushing could induce behavioral change only in the first (Thai-rut Vitaya) school better than the other experiment case (Airborne memorial school). Nevertheless, sustainability of the new practice was still questioned as strong change was observed at the beginning but tapered off at last.
