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Dental health knowledge tests: their development, implementation and evaluation.

P P Cormier, M P Eriksen, S L Kennedy

    The Journal of School Health
    |December 1, 1978
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    New dental health knowledge tests were developed for kindergarten through sixth grade students in a rural community. These reliable assessments measure dental concepts to understand the link between dental knowledge and oral health behaviors.

    Area of Science:

    • Public Health
    • Dental Education
    • Educational Measurement

    Background:

    • A gap existed in validated dental health knowledge assessments for elementary grades (K-6).
    • Effective school-based dental health programs require reliable cognitive measures.
    • Understanding dental knowledge's impact on behavior is crucial for public health initiatives.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To develop and validate new dental health knowledge tests for grades K-6.
    • To create parallel assessment forms for measuring dental concepts precisely.
    • To support a school-based dental health delivery system's effectiveness evaluation.

    Main Methods:

    • Literature review to identify existing assessment gaps.
    • Development of 14 objectively scored dental health knowledge tests by project staff.

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  • Administration of parallel test forms to 1,942 students across seven grade levels (K-6).

    • Main Results:

    • The newly developed tests demonstrated high reliability estimates.
    • Low standard errors of measurement indicated precise assessment.
    • Instruments functioned effectively as parallel forms, measuring dental concepts with equal precision.

    Conclusions:

    • The developed dental health knowledge tests are reliable and valid for grades K-6.
    • These instruments can accurately measure dental health knowledge in school settings.
    • The tests provide a foundation for evaluating dental health education effectiveness and behavior links.