ASSESSING ORAL HEALTH CONDITIONS OF PRESCHOOL CHILDREN BELONGING TO HIGH SOCIOECONOMIC GROUPS

Mahreen Shahzad; Yousuf Moosa; Hiba Khan; Muhammad Shoaib; Mehreen Iqbal; Manahil Khalid

Mahreen Shahzad DS, MSc (Oral Diagnosis & Medicine), Associate Professor and Head Oral Diagnosis & Medicine Department, Sir Syed Dental Hospital, Karachi
Yousuf Moosa BDS, MDS, PhD (Periodontology). Assistant Professor and Head Periodontology Department, Sir Syed Dental Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan
Hiba Khan BDS, MBA (Health Management) Lecturer, Oral Diagnosis & Medicine Department, Sir Syed Dental Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan
Muhammad Shoaib BDS, Post Graduate Trainee, Oral Maxillofacial Surgery Department Abbasi Shaheed Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan
Mehreen Iqbal BDS, House Officer, Sir Syed College of Medical Sciences for Girls, Karachi, Pakistan
Manahil Khalid MBBS Student, Bahria University Medical and Dental College, Karachi, Pakistan

Keywords: Preschool children, dental caries frequency, socioeconomic status

Abstract

Among the issues that determine the performance of a child at school is health. However, while a number of well-known strategies are being applied, the full range of health promoting actions is not being used globally. Increasing evidence suggests that socioeconomic factors are associated with an increased risk of oral diseases. The purpose of the present study was to find out the presence of oral disease in 141 preschool children of one of the renowned school of highly posh area in Clifton, Karachi and to provide their attendants/parents Dental Health Awareness. They were examined on 18th and 19th October, 2016. Male 87 and female 54 children of age range from 3 to 5 years old formed the study group. Only carious teeth were found in 54% children while remaining children showed good oral hygiene.

ASSESSING ORAL HEALTH CONDITIONS OF PRESCHOOL CHILDREN BELONGING TO HIGH SOCIOECONOMIC GROUPS

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