Kocaman, GülhanCeylan, SehnazKurnaz, Fatma Betül2024-09-292024-09-292020https://doi.org/10.5455/annalsmedres.2019.10.640https://search.trdizin.gov.tr/tr/yayin/detay/362936https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14619/11349Aim: To develop a valid measurement tool that can evaluate oral and dental health knowledge and to create a program model of oraland dental health education by using different training methods that reinforce each other.Material and Methods: The developed scale for validity and reliability study was applied to 163 kindergarten, first-grade, and secondgrade students. The Scale Oral Health Knowledge for 5-8 Age Children was used in the evaluation of education. In the four-weektraining program, pre-test with scale, oral and dental health visual training presentations, parent education, healthy food packagedistribution, creative drama training, toothbrush and paste dissipation and post-test with scale were applied.Results: The scale developed consisted of 10 items and the KR-20 reliability was calculated as 0.71 and the internal consistencycoefficient was calculated as 0.70. In the results of the study, there was a significant difference in favor of the last test in theexperimental group (z = 4.46, p <05).Conclusion: The Scale Oral Health Knowledge for 5-8 Age Children is a valid and reliable scale. The “Multi-Component Oral HealthEducation Programme” is an evaluable, necessary and effective program. In order to provide a permanent oral hygiene education, itis important to use training program preparation by a multidisciplinary team different training methods and materials that reinforceeach other over a long period of time and to evaluate the adequacy of education.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessArticle10.5455/annalsmedres.2019.10.640193118836293627