Publication Date
10-1991
Advisor(s) - Committee Chair
Richard Wilson, Thomas Nicholson, Norma Schira
Degree Program
Department of Public Health
Degree Type
Master of Science
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of a school-based fluoride mouthrinse program in a fluoridated community. Such an evaluation is important because the effect of such programs may decrease over time due to the widespread use of fluoride.
Two elementary schools were chosen. One had a fluoride mouthrinse program: the other did not. The subjects were children in grades one and six. Their caries experience was examined using dft. dfs. DFT, and DFS scores.
There were no statistically significant differences between the two schools. The program had no significant effect in the community studied.
Disciplines
Community Health and Preventive Medicine | Dental Hygiene | Dental Public Health and Education | Dentistry | Medicine and Health Sciences | Public Health
Recommended Citation
Nakanaga, Motoki, "The Evaluation of the School-Based Flouride Mouthrinse Program in a Fluoridated Community" (1991). Masters Theses & Specialist Projects. Paper 2678.
https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/theses/2678
Included in
Community Health and Preventive Medicine Commons, Dental Hygiene Commons, Dental Public Health and Education Commons