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The aim of the study is to evaluate the impact of a digital oral health education program on the oral health status and quality of life for geriatric populations compared to standard oral health education in Egypt.
The principal investigator will carry out all educational programs.
For both interventions:
All geriatric institution will then be allocated into either one of the groups alternatively depending on the educational program used as follows:
Group I (Experimental group); elderly participant will receive digital educational oral health program.
Group II (Control group); elderly participant will receive the standard oral health education in geriatric institution.
. Group I (Experimental group); elderly participant will receive digital educational oral health program.
The digital oral health educational program will be through 6 months and follow up 3 times every 1.5 months through this period. The content will focus on age-related oral health changes, oral hygiene practices, denture care, and disease prevention.
Digital 3D model video designed for the elderly population. Posters Flyers Power-point Cast model Educational videos
. Group II (Control group); elderly participant will receive the standard oral health education in geriatric institution. Participants in the control group will receive standard oral health information. No education sessions will be conducted during the 6 months till the final assessment. However, after the final assessment at 6 months, the control group will be offered access to the digital educational program.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| elderly participant will receive digital educational oral health program. | Experimental | The digital oral health educational program will be through 6 months and follow up 3 times every 1.5 months through this period. The content will focus on age-related oral health changes, oral hygiene practices, denture care, and disease prevention. |
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| elderly participant will receive the standard oral health education in geriatric institution. | Active Comparator | Participants in the control group will receive standard oral health information. No education sessions will be conducted during the 6 months till the final assessment. However, after the final assessment at 6 months, the control group will be offered access to the digital educational program. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| elderly participant will receive digital educational oral health program. | Device |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Dental plaque | It measures the thickness of dental plaque at the gingival area by using dental mirror and pen light then score ranging from to per tooth surface. 0= absence of microbial plaque
| Assessed at baseline and after 6 months |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| General oral health status (WHO oral health assessment form for adult, 2013) | Use form to evaluate oral hygiene practices, dental needs, and clinical oral conditions. This tool assesses multiple oral health domains, including the condition of the dentition (such as decayed, filled, or missing teeth), periodontal status using the modified Community Periodontal Index (CPI), loss of attachment, dental erosion, dental trauma, enamel fluorosis, oral mucosal lesions, denture presence, and treatment urgency. For periodontal status (CPI), scores range from 0 to 4, where 0 indicates a healthy condition, and higher scores reflect increasing severity, such as bleeding, calculus presence, and periodontal pocket depth (up to 6 or more). Similarly, loss of attachment is scored from 0 to 4, with higher values indicating greater tissue destruction (ranging from 0-3 up to 12 mm). Other conditions such as erosion, trauma, and mucosal lesions are recorded based on presence or severity. Higher scores in the periodontal and attachment domains indicate worse oral health conditions. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Oral health- related quality of life | Geriatric oral health assessment index (GOHAI) 12 items validated questionnaire in Arabic assessing the impact of oral health on physical function, psychosocial function, and pain/discomfort with (0-5)score as 0= minimum and better oral health quality of life and 5= maximum and worse oral health quality of life 0= never 1= rarely 2= sometimes 3= often 4= a lot 5= always |
Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
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| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
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| Weam abdelhamid elshoura | Contact | 01200003845 | Weam.abdelhamid@dentistry.cu.edu.eg |
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| elderly participant will receive the standard oral health education in geriatric institution. | Other | The use of traditional health promotion materials, such as leaflets and posters, remains valuable in community settings. These tools are cost-effective, easy to produce, and continue to serve as effective educational resources for adults, including the elderly. Participants in the control group will receive standard oral health information. No education sessions will be conducted during the 6 months till the final assessment. However, after the final assessment at 6 months, the control group will be offered access to the digital educational program. |
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| Assessed at baseline and after 6 months |
| Assessed at baseline and after 6 months |