Renata Chałas, Wioletta Bronislawa Mikuľáková, Paweł Maksymiuk, Agnieszka Skawińska-Bednarczyk, Lucia Hudáková, Justyna Pietrak, Ľudmila Andraščíková, Joanna Zubrzycka, Daniel Jordán, Andrea Radácsi, Judit Szőke

Are Teachers Working with Visually Impaired Children Prepared to Be Advocates of Oral Health? Pilot Study

  • Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
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Background: Children and adolescents with visual impairment are at increased risk of oral cavity diseases. Pro-health education in their prevention and the role of educators and school counselors are extremely important in this aspect. The aim of the study was to collect information, and compare and analyze the level of pro-health awareness in the field of oral health prevention among teachers working with visually impaired children in Poland and Slovakia. Methods: The questionnaire survey covered 109 school educators working with visually impaired children. The survey contained general information about participants concerning their knowledge of oral health, basic information about oral hygiene, and children’s care needs in this area. The obtained results were statistically analyzed. Results: The level of knowledge about oral health was assessed by the majority of respondents as rather good (60.56%), 28.44% as very good, and 11.01% as middling. Teaching children about oral hygiene at school was declared by a majority of them and over half of the correct answers were given by only 48.42% of the respondents. Conclusions: It is advisable to intensify the oral cavity diseases prevention training of teachers working with visually impaired children and youth and there is a great need to organize and carry out educational campaigns in schools for them.

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