[A therapeutic education tool in paediatric dentistry]

Thomas Marquillier; Thomas Trentesaux; Céline Catteau; Caroline Delfosse

doi:10.1016/j.spp.2016.09.012

[A therapeutic education tool in paediatric dentistry]

Soins Pediatr Pueric. 2016 Nov-Dec;37(293):43-47. doi: 10.1016/j.spp.2016.09.012.

[Article in French]

Authors

Thomas Marquillier¹, Thomas Trentesaux², Céline Catteau², Caroline Delfosse²

Affiliations

¹ Université de Lille, CHRU de Lille, UFR Odontologie, Faculté d'Odontologie, Place de Verdun, 59000 Lille, France; Université Paris 13 - Sorbonne Paris Cité, UFR Santé médecine biologie humaine, Laboratoire éducations et pratiques de santé (EA 3412), 74 rue Marcel-Cachin, 93017 Bobigny, France. Electronic address: thomas.marquillier@univ-lille2.fr.
² Université de Lille, CHRU de Lille, UFR Odontologie, Faculté d'Odontologie, Place de Verdun, 59000 Lille, France.

PMID: 27837772
DOI: 10.1016/j.spp.2016.09.012

Abstract

Therapeutic education for children is developing in the treatment of dental caries. The Elmy pathway, a pedagogical game aiming to improve children's oral health skills, has been designed. The qualitative assessment of this tool seems to confirm its benefit for use in therapeutic education sessions.

Keywords: assessment; child; enfant; odontologie pédiatrique; paediatric dentistry; therapeutic education; éducation thérapeutique; évaluation.

MeSH terms

Child
Child, Preschool
Dental Caries / prevention & control*
Humans
Oral Hygiene*
Patient Education as Topic*
Pediatric Dentistry