Online oral hygiene instructions for orthodontic patients in Malaysian population
Fixed orthodontic appliances causes plaque accumulation, which leads to the formation of dental caries and gingivitis. Therefore, concise oral hygiene instructions (OHI) is necessary to avoid the occurrence of these diseases. Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) ensures interactive learning to im...
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Pusat Perubatan Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
2021
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| Online Access: | http://journalarticle.ukm.my/17449/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/17449/1/18_ms0483_pdf_84030.pdf |
| Summary: | Fixed orthodontic appliances causes plaque accumulation, which leads to
the formation of dental caries and gingivitis. Therefore, concise oral hygiene
instructions (OHI) is necessary to avoid the occurrence of these diseases. Massive
Open Online Course (MOOC) ensures interactive learning to improve knowledge
retention. MOOC transfers the responsibility of learning OHI to the patients with
remote guidance from the clinician, thus reduces clinical time. This research aimed
to develop the MOOC learning content on OHI in orthodontic practice. The
secondary aim was to assess the overall analytics data among learners enrolled for
the completion rate and time taken to complete the MOOC. The ADDIE principles
which were, "Analyse, Design, Develop, Implement and Evaluate", were used to
develop the MOOC. The contents were based on a published pamphlet of OHI
from the Ministry of Health, Malaysia. The MOOC was pre-tested, and content
was improved based on the feedback from users and experts. The MOOC named
“Penjagaan Kebersihan Pendakap Gigi” utilises the Bahasa Melayu language to
educate learners regarding oral care with orthodontic appliances. Sixty-two
learners joined the MOOC, with 77.4% achieving a high rate of completion of
the MOOC learning content. There were forty-six female learners (74.2%), while
male learners comprised sixteen (25.8%). The median (interquartile range) time
taken to complete MOOC learning content were 31.50 minutes, (13.00 minutes to
55.50 minutes). This shows that MOOC could be an alternative platform to instruct
patients on OHI with fixed appliances. MOOC can potentially reduce clinical time
to teach OHI to patients. |
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