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1Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Higher Medical Institute, Plovdiv, Bulgaria. emilievabg@yahoo.com
Aim:
The aim of the study was to measure the efficiency of printed health education matters with reference to caries prevention and the endurance of knowledge acquired.
Material And Methods:
The study included 74 parents of children coming from three kindergartens in the town of Plovdiv.
Results:
The results showed that the information was received well by the parents (86.2% correct answers). The repeated test after 6 months showed worse results than those from the first test, with an increase of the wrong answers (1st test - 14 wrong and 36 incomplete answers; 2nd test - 29 wrong and 44 incomplete answers).
Conclusions:
The information in this form is received well by the parents but requires periodic repetition for the purpose of assimilating the newly-acquired knowledge.
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