The formation of tooth brushing automaticity of 7-8 year-old children using appreciative inquiry (Ai) approach

Lisa Prihastari (Department of Preventive and Public Health Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, University of YARSI, Central Jakarta, Indonesia)
Zaura KA. Matram (Department of Preventive and Public Health Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, University of YARSI, Central Jakarta, Indonesia)
Anton Rahardjo (Department of Preventive and Public Health Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, University of YARSI, Central Jakarta, Indonesia)

Journal of Dentomaxillofacial Science
Vol. 5 No. 1 (2020): (Available online: 1 April 2020)

Objective: To measure the effectiveness of the appreciative inquiry (AI) approach for the formation of tooth brushing automaticity of children in school for 2 months.Material and Methods: Randomized-Community Trial with a school-based supervised tooth brushing program for two months. Automaticity was measured with self-report behavior automaticity index (SRBAI) and intraoral examination was done with patient hygiene performance modified index (PHP-M)at the baseline, after 1 month and after 2 months. Results: automaticity proportion was significantly higher in the AI group (63.8%) compared to conventional group (22.1%) (P = 0.000; OR= 11.9, 95% CI = 4.794-29.497). Conclusion: appreciative inquiry was more effective than conventional health education approach for tooth brushing behavior change.