Development and validation of School Oral Health Promotion Program "SOHEPP" oral health video for the training of adolescents and teachers in Ibadan, Nigeria.

ABSTRACT: Presently, in Nigeria, as in many other developing countries, oral health promotion programs remain the responsibility of the public health dentists. This responsibility is now being threatened, particularly with persistent short supply of dentists in general. Recent evidence showed that peers and school-teachers trained by dentists can effectively anchor oral health promotion programs. However, the sustainability of this method of oral health promotion is further threatened by the emigration of dentists needed to train these peers and teachers. Therefore, the assessment of the feasibility of a training alternative, such as the use of pre-recorded video, has become crucial. This study reports the development and validation of an animated video as an oral health training tool for adolescent

SUBMITTER: Lawal FB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12013892 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature