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The use of the sugar clock in dental health education
1Tameside and Glossop Health Authority, Hyde, Cheshire.
Abstract:
An important factor in the prevention of dental caries is limiting the number of times in a day that sugar enters the mouth. This can be simply illustrated by using the sugar clock. The effectiveness of this as a technique for teaching 9-11-year-old children the importance of limiting frequency of sugar intakes was tested in a controlled study. Four weeks and 4 months after sugar clocks were used with a study group of children, they showed a significant increase over baseline in the number of correct answers given to a questionnaire. A control group showed no significant increase. It was concluded that the sugar clock is an effective method of teaching the importance of limiting frequency of sugar intake to this age group.