Community Dentistry Oral Hygiene Program

J. De La Garza & C. Jefferson

Lesson Plan 2 (week 2)

1. Introductory Statement
a. Our target group are women between the ages of 25 and 45 years of age.
b. We will need approximately one hour for each lesson.
2. Objective:
a. We will apply Cognitive learning by asking questions in regards to the lesson and
applying learning games. Our target group must be able to define what periodontitis
is and how to prevent it. The resident must also be able to classify between
periodontitis and gingivitis. We will apply Affective skills by challenging each
resident to brush and floss for two weeks so they may assess their gingiva at the
end of the two weeks for positive changes.
We will apply Psycho-motor skills in this lesson by demonstrating unto our residents
how to properly floss.
3. Content Outline:
a. Discuss the importance of good oral hygiene.
Introduction to periodontitis and the difference between perio and gingivitis.
How to prevent periodontitis and if the resident already has perio we will teach
them how to halt it.
Introduce a daily flossing routine and persuade the residents to implement it daily.
b. Increase the oral health knowledge of the residents by 25%, by interacting in dental
based word games.
Decrease plaque of the residents 15%, through flossing instructions and by actually
implementing a daily plaque control routine by teaching proper flossing techniques.
c. Overall we will be covering plaque and how to control it by presenting a proper
flossing technique to go in conjunction with the brushing regimen taught last week.
We will be coving periodontitis and how to prevent it.
We will be teaching on how to halt periodontitis.
We will be teaching the proper flossing technique.
4. Activities which the student will engage:
a. Initiatory activities
i. We will introduce ourselves
ii. Our topic for today is: Introduction periodontitis and the difference between
periodontitis and gingivitis.
iii. We will be using visuals of people with periodontitis and visuals with people
that have gingivitis to teach the difference.
iv. We will be asking questions and play a matching game.
b. Developmental Activities:
i. We will talk to our audience about all that we will be teaching every week,
which includes gum disease, periodontitis, tobacco and cessation and about
the LIT clinic
ii. The student engaging activities are: Learning Poster Board and a Matching
Game
c. Culminating activities:
i. For our conclusion we will review what we learned today about periodontitis
and the difference between perio and gingivitis; we will also go over the
proper flossing technique and other flossing aids that can be used
ii. We will also give our group time to ask any questions they may have. We will
encourage the residents to return next week so that they may continue to
learn. We will let them know about the grand prize raffle to take place at the
end of the oral hygiene program.

5. Materials and Resources

a. We will be utilizing a learning poster board with periodontitis and gingivitis visuals.
We will be using typodonts to teach a proper flossing technique. We will also
provide pamphlets for additional information about periodontitis. We will provide
floss.
b. We will be talking about future subjects that we will be covering such as LIT, the
dental hygiene program and all other programs LIT has to offer.
c. We have utilized flyers to bring the community into the classroom.
d. If it is necessary to contact our audience outside of the classroom we will have to
ask for permission from each individual to contact them outside of the classroom,
what is the best time to contact them and what is the best communication method;
email, text, phone.
6. Evaluation Procedures
a. To measure our residents learning we will:
i. Provide a pre-test to measure their baseline knowledge about oral health.
ii. Provide a post-test to measure their overall knowledge.
iii. To evaluate the knowledge our residents have gained we will provide a funinteractive learning game at the end of each lesson. Today it is a matching
game.
b. Pre/post-tests are attached
c. The objectives for this lesson have been met, will be met, so long as we apply this
lesson plan.