Transforming Periodontal Health Literacy and Behavior through Education: A Quasi‐Experimental One‐Group Pre‐Post Study

Key Points

• The aim is to assess how patient education improves oral health literacy and preventive behaviors related to periodontal health.
• Conducted a quasi-experimental one-group pre-post study
• Focused on tailoring educational interventions to individual patient characteristics
• Measured changes in oral health literacy and preventive behaviors pre- and post-intervention
• Significant improvements in oral health literacy observed after the intervention
• Increased adoption of preventive behaviors related to periodontal health noted
• Tailoring education to individual needs further enhanced outcomes