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Stephanie C.
Simone S.
Lauren Stevens
Date 02/22/2018
ROSE HILL MIDDLE SCHOOL 2
Assessment
Our target population is the 8th grade middle schoolers of Redmond, WA attending Rose
Hill Middle School. Adolescents at this age (13-14 years old) can have a high decay rate from
poor daily oral hygiene and increased diet of sugars and carbohydrates. Also, this population is
usually going through orthodontics and have a harder time cleaning around these types of
appliances increasing the likelihood of caries and gingivitis. The lack in knowledge in biofilm
removal makes our population a high risk for negative oral health outcomes making it important
Our data was collected using online databases available through the school library. We
focused on using PubMed to gather research articles to support our project. We also used
information from national research sites for statistical confirmation of their needs. Each group
member researched topics specific to their station during the presentation to support the need for
The Rose Hill Middle School health teachers contacted Ms. Lindeman and asked if there
was a group of dental hygiene students who would come speak to their class like what was done
last year. Matt Laughlin and Chris Bradenfels are our contacts and the school address is 13505
Community profile
The statistics on the demographics of Rose Hill Middle School were retrieved from
GRAPHIQ database (Startclass by GRAPHIQ Inc., 2017). The database states there are 750
students currently enrolled at Rose Hill Middle School which is higher than the state average of
602. Rose Hill Middle School is in Grass Lawn which is considered an upper middle class, well-
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educated neighborhood (Startclass by GRAPHIQ Inc., 2017). Rose Hill has 444 students, or
59.2% that classify as Caucasian which is average in Washington state. Other races at Rose Hill
Middle are Hispanic, Asian, two races, American Indian or Pacific Islander. The gender
distribution is 55% male and 45% female (Startclass by GRAPHIQ Inc., 2017). The
socioeconomic status of students at Rose Hill Middle School is determined by National School
Lunch Program (NSLP). At this school, 15.7% of students qualify to receive free lunch meaning
the children’s family is $15,171. Also, 4.7% of students at Rose Hill Middle School receive
reduced lunch (Startclass by GRAPHIQ Inc., 2017). The student class at Rose Hill has a higher
Student Progress (SBA/MSP). The Rose Hill school had scores of 79.9 % passing rate in Math,
English/Language Arts, and Science where the Washington average is 56.2% and the King
County average is 68.6% (Startclass by GRAPHIQ Inc., 2017). This shows the students at this
Middle School are well educated and have access to a proficient education. Also, 6% of students
are considered limited in English proficiency which is the average in Washington (Startclass by
GRAPHIQ Inc., 2017). Even though this is a small population it is important to still consider this
Needs Assessment
The needs identified by our contact, Mr. Laughlin, are brushing and flossing techniques,
drug use and how it effects the teeth, and the decay process. He said these children need to be
further educated in these fields because the health program does not have material on this topic
making it missed and forgotten. Mr. Laughlin said the best way to have this information retained
in long term memory is using “gross” pictures and hands-on activities. He said these children
are, in general, higher socioeconomic statuses so having the supplies to do proper hygiene is not
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of financial restriction, but rather lack of motivation. This is supported in the demographic data
stating 20% or less are using the lunch services due to financial restraints from the GRAPHIQ
database (Startclass by GRAPHIQ Inc., 2017). Another statistic showing further need for
education in our target population is from the NCHS (National Center for Health Statistics)
stating “Among adolescents aged 12–19, nearly three in five adolescents had experienced dental
caries in permanent teeth, 15% had untreated tooth decay, and 43% had at least one dental
sealant present. Dental caries experience was not significantly different among Hispanic and
non-Hispanic white, black, and Asian adolescents” (Dye, Iafolla, Li, & Thornton-Evans, 2015, p.
2). This static demonstrates how common caries are among adolescents and the importance of
preventive treatment no matter their ethnicity. Our statistics show this population is in a wealthy
area of good socioeconomic status and easy access to resources, but their age and lack of public
Literature Review
During our research for our target population, we discovered certain unmet needs found
among our adolescent age group. This research shows adolescents lack education on oral
hygiene, are at an increased risk of caries due to poor biofilm removal, how socioeconomic
status influences dental care and their dietary lifestyle affects their oral health.
During adolescence teens are not monitored on brushing habits or nutrition as much as
when they were children. An article by “Guideline on Adolescent Oral Health Care states”,
“Adolescence marks a period of significant caries activity for many individuals. Research
suggests that the overall caries rate is declining, yet remains highest during
adolescence… environmental factors such as diet, independence to seek care or avoid it,
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a low priority for oral hygiene, and additional social factors also may contribute to the
Even with this research there is little data to show what perceptions adolescents have on
oral health that causes an increased caries risk as described by Calderon and Mallory in their
literature review (2014, p. 369). Not having research on adolescents’ oral hygiene habits makes
deciding how to approach educational material difficult for this population. These difficulties can
explain why adolescents are not receiving the necessary education to improve oral health. Being
educated on proper homecare is important since it can affect their future general health as well.
There are direct links to poor oral health and reduced quality of life, low school attendance and
influences on growth and development (Calderon & Mallory, 2014, p. 369). This supports our
need to educate our population on proper brushing and flossing techniques and preventive
measures since it not only impacts their current health, but health in the long term as well.
Another unmet need for our population is untreated dental caries. Even though there is
fluoridated water and an increase of sealants being applied, percentages of dental caries are
prevalent in adolescents. In an article published of a survey from 2011-2012 from NCHS, they
found “Among adolescents aged 12–19, 58% had experienced dental caries in permanent teeth
in…The prevalence of dental caries experience was higher among adolescents aged 16–19 (67%)
compared with those aged 12–15 (50%)” (Dye et al., 2015, p. 191). It is important to make our
target population aware of this disease and educate them on the importance of caring for their
oral health. Our target population is within these age groups so making them conscious of dental
caries is important to help prevent them from occurring. By educating them we are allowing
them to make healthier choices and help prevent dental caries on their permanent dentition.
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If dental caries or other treatment does occur, dental care is very expensive, so many
parents cannot afford to give their children the dental treatment they need. One study selected
1,000 children and adolescents from families of varying socioeconomic status and did an oral
exam to establish the correlation of dental caries to low socioeconomic status. Interestingly, in
“Though the socioeconomic status and dental caries had a weak correlation, the odds
ratio was high, indicating that the children of lower socioeconomic status or family with
both parents employed were at a higher risk for dental caries… Efforts are needed to
implement programs at the school level to enhance the oral and dental health among
The study highlighted that children and adolescents are at high risk for dental caries no
matter what financial circumstances they are in. This is important for our target population
considering the majority are within mid to high socioeconomic status but still need education on
It is also well-known America is facing an obesity epidemic with adolescents not being
an exception and this can direct effect their oral health. There is a study done by Zeigler et al.,
comparing the levels of subgingival bacteria in obese adolescents (average age being 14 years
old) with those adolescents who are within normal limits of BMI (2012). During their research,
they found obese adolescents had increased levels of 32 out of the 40 bacteria being tested, at
times being three times higher in the obese population (Zeigler et al., 2012, p. 159). This study
also found research showing links between adolescent obesity and “higher rates of prescribed
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with controls” (Zeigler et al., 2012, p. 159). At the other end of the spectrum, adolescents can
also be facing eating disorders due to social stress. A study done to show the prevalence among
“The prevalence of risk behavior for eating disorders was 6%. Twenty adolescents
(1.7%) were identified with severe risk behavior for eating disorders and matched to 80
adolescents without such risk. Among the severe risk group, 45% of adolescents were
affected by tooth erosion and 80% by dental caries compared with 8.8 and 51.3%,
This study shows how eating disorders can cause increased risks for dental caries and
changes in normal oral pathology. These statistics are significant for our population because they
are now making more independent food choices and need to be educated on the impact those
In conclusion, our research justifies our populations’ need for our presentation to increase
their awareness of their oral health status. Since their socioeconomic status is not shown to
heavily influence their access to oral care, we decided to focus our presentation on their lifestyle
choices that can affect their health. These include their oral hygiene routines, caries risk and
nutritional choices. This information supports the importance of our oral health presentation to
Diagnosis
Our population is the 8th grade health class of Rose Hill Middle School. This means at
this age the population is going through changes in increased independence in their lifestyle
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including nutritional choices and hygiene habits. Knowing this it allows us to prioritize oral
hygiene education at the top of their needs to decrease the risk of caries and biofilm retention.
This will be discussed during the presentation and demonstrated during stations for hands-on
techniques. Our other priority is discussing nutrition through examples of the decay process
The number of students we are presenting to is about 120 students separated into 4
classes of 30 students. They are in Rose Hill Middle School of Redmond, Washington in the
Lake Washington School District. During our initial conversation with our contact Matt
Laughlin, he discussed the lack of access to oral health education in the school health program.
He was aware of this deficient education and said it would be beneficial for the school to start
Other programs serving this population are DSHS offering state insurance allowing free
or less expensive preventive care to those in need. Also, The AAPD (American Academy of
Pediatric Dentistry) offers events to increase awareness of oral hygiene discrepancies in younger
populations. Through the Lake Washington School District there are links to clinics whom take
state insurance or patients without insurance which could be a good resource for some of the
students. These clinics include Center for Pediatric Dentistry for special needs patients,
Healthpoint Redmond Dental, Lake Washington Institute of Technology Dental Clinic, North
Public Health Center Dental for 1-18-year old’s, and Sea Mar Community Health Center (Lake
Planning
Our strategy in planning our educational demonstration on oral health to our population is
focused on keeping it fast moving and engaging. Since our population is adolescents we know
they won’t be able to focus on a long presentation, so we decided to keep that portion short and
focus mainly on pictures to keep them engaged. For a more hands on experience, we decided to
do stations to reinforce the main topics of our presentation. At all times our strategy is to repeat
material to help retain information, and to present the material in a way relatable to the
population.
Our goal of teaching at Rose Hill Middle School is to increase oral health knowledge in
8th grade students of Redmond, Washington. Our objectives are to increase knowledge of proper
nutrition in 8th graders of Rose Hill Middle School, to increase knowledge of proper oral hygiene
in 8th graders of Rose Hill Middle School, and to increase knowledge of decay process in 8th
Timeline
May 31st: Contacted and confirmed with Matt Laughlin that we can do our community project
September 18th: Meet with Matthew McLaughlin at Rose Hill Middle School
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September 20th: Received and organized donated toothbrushes and toothpaste from dental offices
November 10th: Final group meeting to practice presentation and organize supplies
Lesson Plan
Our plan is to show and explain to the students the way their habits influence their teeth
and how to properly care for them. First, we will distribute a pre-quiz handout, one per student
and allow for about 5 minutes for completion. Then we’ll teach using visuals in a PowerPoint
presentation. We’ll use the overhead projector in the classroom to present. The presentation will
include basic oral health information, brushing and flossing techniques, halitosis, and prevention
products such as xylitol and fluoride. We will also discuss the influence of smoking and drugs on
oral health and oral piercings. Then we will divide the students into 3 stations and spend 5
minutes with about 10 kids at each station. Stephanie will go over foods to eat sometimes or
always. She will be using a tri-fold board with sticky tape on pictures to put a selection of foods
on the board for the students to sort and discuss. Lauren will cover how to brush and floss using
Dentoform models, toothbrushes and floss. Simone will use eggs to demonstrate the decay
process from letting them soak in different kinds of fluids. Finally, we will distribute the post-
quiz handout, one per student, and allow for about 5 minutes for completion. We are estimating
roughly 120 students total, about 30 per class. We will be in Matt Loughlin’s health classroom in
Rose Hill Middle School for the duration of the presentation. Each class is about 50 minutes long
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and we will present to four separate classes for a total of three and a half hours of presentation
time.
Budget
Our budget consists mainly of supplies for our table groups and means of transportation.
We estimated a total cost of roughly $55 relying heavily on donations. The actual cost was
$64.50 divided among the three of us (roughly $21.50 per person). Even though we saved money
on supplies, we spent far more on printing pre-and post-tests and fliers than originally expected
Summary
With our supported research on the needs of oral health education to the adolescent
population of Rose Hill Middle School, we were able to create a plan on how to give them this
activities we hope each child receives the material in a way that is understood to influence their
homecare. The next step is implementing our lesson plan to these 8th graders.
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Implementation
Our objectives were to increase knowledge of proper nutrition in 8th graders of Rose Hill
Middle School, to increase knowledge of proper oral hygiene in 8th graders of Rose Hill Middle
School, and to increase knowledge of decay process in 8th graders of Rose Hill Middle School.
On November 17th, 2017 we implemented our oral health education presentation to the 8th grade
student body. We presented to a total of 99 students that day which was lower than the estimated
120 students we predicted. The first class consisted of 26 students, then 22 students in the second
and third classes and 29 students in the fourth class. The first class was from 8:39-9:23, the next
was 10:16-11:03, the next at 12:37-1:24 and lastly the fourth class at 1:28-2:15. The breaks
between the first couple of periods were due to a study break and then lunch. We were consistent
with our lesson plan having a PowerPoint presentation last 10 minutes, then three stations lasting
5 minutes each. Each station was very interactive allowing the students to ask questions and have
hands on experience implementing what was discussed during the presentation. The pre-and
post-tests lasted roughly 5 minutes including the time it took for them to settle down and get
ready for the class period. We stayed in contact with Matt Laughlin and Chris Bradenfels prior to
and during the presentation. We will use the pre-and post tests given during each class period to
determine the effectiveness of our presentations. We will also use any input from Matt Laughlin
Summary
health in the 8th middle schoolers of Rose Hill we will evaluate the success rates between the pre-
and post-tests representing our summative evaluations. We will also have formative evaluations
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through our personal experiences and what we felt could have been improved on during the
presentations.
Evaluation
during and after our project to establish our success. One way we achieved this was during our
breaks between classes doing formative evaluations. We would discuss time management,
classroom participation, and possible alterations to table stations to make the presentation more
effective for the students. We decided we were managing the time we had available well and it
didn’t need to be changed for future classes. Student participation varied between classes, so we
decided to try and present the material in an approachable way to make it more interesting. As
for changes to table stations, we needed to keep the students on topic by asking more questions
and making sure each group presents their information in the same amount of time.
As for the summative evaluation, we used our pre and post-test results to determine the
success of the program. The data from these tests is shown in Appendix E. From our results we
determined the students still did not have a full understanding of the cause of caries due to not
seeing improvement in test results. Our goal was to have the students understand bacteria is the
cause of decay, not just sugary foods. We feel this station may have needed more time compared
to the oral hygiene or nutrition stations to discuss the decay process more thoroughly.
Our goals on educating the 8th grade students on nutrition and oral hygiene were met as
seen by the improvement on pre and post-test scores regarding those topics. However, the goal of
educating the 8th grade students at Rose Hill Middle School on the decay process was not met
since there was little to no improvement on the question regarding this topic. Our results from
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this presentation are not statistically significant due to the small population size and since the
One of the biggest limitations we faced was time. Having restricted time limitations made
it so some of the more complicated topics like the decay process was not elaborated on enough.
Another limitation was the budget. We were fortunate enough to have most of our supplies for
the goody bags donated, however personal expense was made when creating the table stations.
Since we wanted to keep spending to a minimum we couldn’t afford to buy enough supplies for
each student to have materials of their own which may have limited their learning experience. A
strength of our presentation is that we kept the audience engaged by using stations with hands on
activities. Another strength was being able to hand out homecare hygiene products through
goody bags with an informative flyer, so the students could utilize what they learned in class at
home. Lastly, we presented our material in different formats including PowerPoint presentation
Even though we felt the overall presentation was successful, it was not considered
sustainable to those whom we presented to. This is because the students live in a higher
socioeconomic area and have good access to oral care, so they have already been exposed to
much of the material we presented. This may have been why some of the test questions had such
positive results and why they became uninterested in the oral hygiene table station. To enhance
the success of future projects, it should be presented to a population with a greater need for oral
hygiene education. This could include children in low socioeconomic areas, adults with low
access to oral health care, and the elderly with limited access to dental care. Some modifications
to the presentation would be to allow more time, incorporate other forms of oral hygiene care so
the population could practice techniques with aids like rubber tip stimulators or interdental
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brushes, and have dentoforms with mock braces to practice cleaning around orthodontia. Overall
the presentation was a positive experience for us on how to present oral hygiene education to
different populations.
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Calderon, S., & Mallory, C. (2014). A systematic review of oral health behavior research in
American Adolescents. The Journal of School Nursing, 30(6), 369-403. Retrieved from
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Dye, B., Iafolla, T., Li, X., & Thorton-Evans, G. (2015). Dental caries and sealant prevalence in
children and adolescents in the United States, 2011–2012. NCHS Data Brief. Retrieved
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https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/databriefs/db191.pdf
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Gokhale, N., & Nuvvula, S. (2016). Influence of socioeconomic and working status of the
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Guideline on adolescent oral health care. (2015). American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry.
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Startclass by GRAPHIQ Inc. Rose Hill Middle School in Redmond, Washington. (2017).
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Zeigler, C., Persson, G., Wondimu, B., Marcus, C., Sobko, T., & Modéer, T. (2012). Microbiota
doi: 10.1038/oby.2011.305
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Appendix A
Lesson Plan
TARGET GROUP: 8th grade Health Students of Rose Hill Middle School
EDUCATIONAL GOAL:
To increase oral health knowledge in 8th grade students of Redmond, Washington.
INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES:
1. To increase knowledge of proper nutrition in 8th graders of Rose Hill Middle School.
2. To increase knowledge of proper oral hygiene in 8th graders of Rose Hill Middle School.
3. To increase knowledge of decay process in 8th graders of Rose Hill Middle School.
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS:
PowerPoint
LEARNING ACTIVITY:
Pre-and Post-test
PowerPoint Presentation (10 Minutes)
Sometimes foods and always foods for your teeth (5 minutes)
How to Brush and Floss (5 minutes)
Decay Process Demo (5 minutes)
Instructional Set:
We are here to show and explain to you the way your habits influence your teeth and how to properly care
for them.
Body
1. Distribute pre-quiz handout, one per student. Allow for about 5 minutes for completion
2. Introductions and PowerPoint presentation
a. Basic oral health information
b. Brushing and Flossing Techniques
c. Halitosis
d. Prevention Products (Xylitol, Fluoride)
3. 5 Minute Rotation per station
a. Always/Sometimes Foods and Drinks for your Teeth (Stephanie)
b. How to Brush and Floss (Lauren)
c. Decay Process Demo (Simone)
4. Distribute post-quiz handout, one per student. Allow for about 5 minutes for completion
Closure:
We’ve discussed basic oral health information, brushing and flossing techniques, bad breath, prevention
products and how the food you eat affect your teeth. By keeping your teeth clean you’ll be an overall
healthier person
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Appendix B
Pre-test
1. If you drank a soda pop, how long does the sugar attack your teeth?
a. 5 minutes
b. 10 minutes
c. 15 minutes
d. 20 minutes
3. Does the health in your mouth effect the health in your body?
a. True
b. False
4. What motion do you make with your toothbrush to get the food off best?
a. Circles
b. Up and down
c. Back and forth
Appendix C
Post-test
1. If you drank a soda pop, how long does the sugar attack your teeth?
a. 5 minutes
b. 10 minutes
c. 15 minutes
d. 20 minutes
3. Does the health in your mouth effect the health in your body?
a. True
b. False
4. What motion do you make with your toothbrush to get the food off best?
a. Circles
b. Up and down
c. Back and forth
Appendix D
Floss 1x Daily
Appendix E
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