Accession Number:

AD0742357

Title:

A Comparison of the Social Persuasiveness of Three Conventional Modes of Dental Health Education,

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

NAVAL DENTAL RESEARCH INST GREAT LAKES ILL

Personal Author(s):

• Counsell,Lee A.
• Scheiner,Edward F.

Report Date:

1972-05-01

Pagination or Media Count:

25.0

Abstract:

The research compared three approaches to dental health education in terms of their effectiveness as mediators of opinion and behavior change vis-a-vis stated dental health issues and recommended dental health practices. Experimental variables were oral hygiene status, opinion change and knowledge gain. Socioeconomic locations of subjects were also scored. Author

Descriptors:

• (*DENTISTRY
• PUBLIC HEALTH)
• POPULATION
• EDUCATION
• SOCIOLOGY
• HYGIENE
• TEETH
• ATTITUDES(PSYCHOLOGY)
• NAVAL PERSONNEL

Subject Categories:

• Medicine and Medical Research

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE