Special Delivery

Oral Health Education for

Expecting Mothers
By: Kelsey Hull, Kaitlyn Lebakken, and Kristina Lebakken
 Project
▹ Project
Overview ▸ Inspired by previous class who
helped expecting mothers
◦ Originally had their contact
▸ Changed contacts and found
Special Delivery
▸ We learned a lot of information in
our special populations course
▹ Research
▸ Peer reviewed articles
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SPECIAL DELIVERY
“A housing program & community for
young moms transitioning out of
homelessness.”
http://www.specialdelivery.org
 ▹ Problem: Lack of
Assessment knowledge and
awareness of the
relationship between
oral health and a healthy
pregnancy
▹ Importance: Improve
mother and baby’s
health
▹ Contact: Misty Talkish
Diagnosis ▹ Target population: Expecting mothers
▸ Women transitioning out of homelessness
▹ Location: Special Delivery in Woodinville,
WA
▹ Group size: Expected ten people
 ▹ Goal: Increase knowledge of the importance for adequate oral hygiene during
pregnancy and for the expecting child.
Planning ▹ Objectives:
▸ Increase knowledge about proper oral hygiene during pregnancy
▸ Increase knowledge about infant oral hygiene care in expecting parents
▸ Increase knowledge about proper nutrition in expecting mothers
▹ Guidelines:
▸ Length: 1 hour, evening class
▸ Method: Presentation, demonstration, pamphlets
 ▹ PowerPoint presentation on October 25th,
Implementation
2018 at Special Delivery
▹ Three women and two infants present
▹ Visual aids

▹ Process and findings

 Special Delivery
16902 NE Woodinville Duvall Rd
Woodinville, Washington 98072

October 25, 2018

Pre-test 1) Gum disease in the mother may cause babies to be born ______. 6) A cavity in a baby tooth does not need to be filled unless it hurts.

&
a) Early a) True
b) Late b) False

Post-test
2) Before your baby’s teeth have come in, what should you do after 7) Cavities are contagious
your baby is done feeding? a) True
a) Nothing. b) False
b) Brush their gums with a toothbrush.
c) Wipe their gums with a washcloth. 8) When should you take your baby to the dentist for the first
d) Wipe some mouthwash on their gums. time?
a) As soon as possible after bringing them home.
3) How long should you brush your teeth for? b) When their first tooth comes in.
a) 5 minutes c) Once they have all their teeth.
b) 30 seconds d) When they have a toothache
c) 1 minute
d) 2 minutes 9) What causes cavities
a) Sugar
4) When putting baby to bed with a bottle, what liquid is OK to b) Bacteria
have in the bottle? c) Juice
a) Milk d) Milk
b) Water
c) Formula 10) HOw often should healthy adults see the dentist?
d) Juice a) Every 6 months.
b) Once a year.
5) Cleaning your baby’s teeth is not as important as cleaning adult c) Once every 2 years.
teeth because they will fall out anyway. d) Once a month.
a) True
b) False
 ▹ Dependent variable: Knowledge after presentation
Statistical (Post-test)
Analysis ▹ Independent: Knowledge before presentation
(Pre-test)
▹ Extraneous variables: participation in the
presentation and the presentation itself
PRE-TEST POST-TEST
MEAN Average Score 5.3/10 = 53% Average Score 9.6/10 = 96%

MODE 5/10, 5/10, 6/10 5/10 9/10, 10/10,10/10 10/10

MEDIAN 5/10, 5/10, 6/10 5/10 9/10, 10/10,10/10 10/10

Evaluation: ▹ Changed location
Formative

▹ Props + Hands-on learning

Evaluation: ▹ Mean increase in
Summative knowledge: 53%
▹ Project goal
▹ Project objectives
▹ Small participant
sample
▹ Repeatable...and it
should be!
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 Special Delivery: http://www.specialdelivery.org/
References: Providence Midwifery: http://providencemidwifery.com/locations/
Photos Binky: https://www.kisspng.com/png-pacifier-infant-baby-bottles-child-
clip-art-suck-p-1808620/preview.html
Baby smile: http://www.worldpediatricdental.com/do-baby-teeth-matter/
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