Effectiveness of MySmile App for Improving the Oral Health of Secondary School Children:

Summary

The goal of this cluster-randomised control trial is to assess the effectiveness of the MySmile app for improving oral health in secondary school children. The main questions it aims to answer are:

1. Will the MySmile app be more effective in improving secondary school children's dental plaque and gingival health over and above the existing school dental service (SDS)?
2. Will the MySmile app be more effective in improving secondary school children's oral health knowledge, attitudes, and behaviours over and above the existing SDS?
3. Is the MySmile app easy to use by secondary school children?
4. Is the MySmile app acceptable to use from the perspective of secondary school children?

Participants in the intervention group will receive the SDS and MySmile app. The control group will receive SDS only. Therefore the researcher will compare between the intervention and control group in terms of dental plaque, gingival health, oral health knowledge, oral health attitudes and oral health behaviours.

Conditions

• Oral Disease
• Gingival Diseases

Interventions

OTHER

MySmile app

The MySmile app contains several features: A) Knowledge Hub 1. "Do You Know" section: This section consists of seven (7) topics where users can learn about oral health knowledge. 2. "Quiz time" section: In this section, school children can play games and challenge themselves. B) Track yourself Brushing diary Diet diary C) Get help 1. Ask an expert 2. Find your dentist 3. Friendly reminders

OTHER

Control

This will receive the usual School Dental Service. School Dental Service provide students who need dental treatment and will be called to be given treatment. Among the treatments given include: * Dental filling * Full mouth scaling * Dental extraction * Preventive treatment, such as topical fluoride application All treatment is free of charge except for dentures, crown/bridge work and orthodontics. Treatment for school children is based on normative needs assessment as determined by the dentist. A child is defined as orally fit when all required treatment in the SDS has been completed and appropriate oral hygiene status is maintained.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Malaya

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Zamros Yuzadi Mohd Yusof, PHD · Faculty of Dentistry, Universiti Malaya

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

DOUBLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

15 Years

Max Age

17 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2025-03-31

Primary Completion

2025-06-17

Completion

2025-08-31

Countries

• Malaysia

Study Locations