Effectiveness of a basic training presentation on infant oral health care for family medicine residents.

Purpose: This study's purpose was to evaluate an infant oral health education program to target University of Nebraska Medical Center family medicine residents.

Methods: Participants included 37 family medicine residents. Assessment in the form of a questionnaire was completed immediately before and after a 60-minute educational intervention. The intervention was in the form of a PowerPoint presentation and video of infant oral health for health care providers. The 16 questions (true/false/don't know or multiple choice) questionnaire was based on the information presented in the lecture and video.

Results: There was a significant difference between the pretest and post-test scores (P<.001). The mean score on the pretest was 10.03 (+/-1.79 SD), and the mean score on the post-test was 13.08 (+/-1.40). There was a negative correlation between age and score on the pretest as age increased; the score on the pretest went down (P=.03). None of the others showed significant correlations. Thirty-four (92%) reported they were very likely to incorporate this information into their daily practice.

Conclusions: A 1-hour PowerPoint and video educational intervention was effective in teaching family medicine residents basic information on infant oral health.