Table 2.
Organization of the educational sessions in the intervention group.
| Meeting | Contents | Methods (learning activities) | Educational technology tools | Measuring tools )evaluation strategy) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First | Definition of oral health and oral health literacy; providing statistics on the prevalence of oral diseases in Iran and the world; the effect of oral diseases on reducing a person's quality of life; familiarity with oral structure and common terms in dentistry (emphasis on perceived severity, perceived vulnerability, reading, and understanding dimensions) | Teaching-learning, interactive lectures, and question and answer | Magic boards, photos, video projectors (PowerPoint), dental modeling | Preparing a report on the oral condition of family members |
| Second | Explaining oral diseases and their causes; the relationship between oral health literacy and oral health status (emphasis on perceived severity, response efficacy, reading, and perceptual dimensions) | Teaching-learning, group discussion | White boards, markers, photos, video projectors (PowerPoint) | Preparation of a list of barriers |
| Third | Explaining strategies for oral health literacy promotion and disease prevention and control, identifying barriers, and finding ways to overcome them (emphasis on response efficiency, response cost, applying, and oral health literacy performance) | Group discussion, brainstorming | Video projector (PowerPoint), photos, preventive devices (toothbrush, floss, mouthwash), poster, puzzle | Making a list of solutions to overcome barriers in the classroom and preparing posters |
| Fourth | Introduction oral hygiene devices and sources for obtaining oral health information (emphasis on self-efficacy, communication, evaluation, computational dimension (numeracy and listening skills), and familiarity with reliable sources of health literacy | Demonstration method, lecture | White board and marker, video projector (PowerPoint), tooth modeling, and preventive devices (toothbrush, floss, mouthwash) | Preparing a list of sources for obtaining information on oral health literacy |