Evaluation of knowledge and awareness of pediatric oral health among school teachers of Hazaribag before and after oral health education.

This study was done to assess the knowledge of school teachers regarding child dental health. The number of subjects participated in research were more than 150. . A self‑administered, 30‑item questionnaire was designed in English language on clinical pediatric oral health. After receiving google forms, all the participants participated in oral health education webinar program using a web based online education training protocol on ZOOM platform. Post training assessment of the oral health knowledge scores was done using the same online semi‑structured self‑administered questionnaire. The inadequacy in knowledge of school teachers was evident and they need to be trained in varied areas of pediatric oral health.