Published Paper Details:

Dental hygiene is the practice of keeping one's mouth clean and free of disease and other problems by regular brushing of the teeth and cleaning between the teeth. It is important that oral hygiene be carried out on a regular basis to enable prevention of dental disease and bad breath. General guidelines for adults suggest brushing at least twice a day with a fluoridated tooth paste bushing last thing at night and at least on one other occasion. Cleaning between the teeth is called interdental cleaning and is as important as tooth brushing. This is because a tooth brush cannot reach between the teeth and therefore only removes about 50% of plaque from the surface of the teeth. Objectives: 1) To assess the knowledge regarding dental hygiene among the Primary school teachers. 2) To evaluate the effectiveness of planned teaching programme on knowledge regarding dental hygiene. 3) To find the association between knowledge scores with selected socio-demographic variables.