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What are the main claims of the paper and how important are they?
This manuscript deals on the knowledge, A attitude and practices of children and teachers towards oral hygiene
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Are these claims novel? If not, please specify papers that weaken the claims to the originality of this one.
The authors suggested no claims.
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Are the claims properly placed in the context of the previous literature?
NA
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Do the results support the claims? If not, what other evidence is required?
Results are interesting.
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If a protocol is provided, for example for a randomized controlled trial, are there any important deviations from it? If so, have the authors explained adequately why the deviations occurred?
No
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Is the methodology valid? Does the paper offer enough details of its methodology that its experiments or its analyses could be reproduced?
Yes
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Would any other experiments or additional information improve the paper? How much better would the paper be if this extra work was done, and how difficult would such work be to do, or to provide?
No
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Is this paper outstanding in its discipline? (For example, would you like to see this work presented in a seminar at your hospital or university? Do you feel these results need to be incorporated in your next general lecture on the subject?) If yes, what makes it outstanding? If not, why not?
Yes it is. this manuscript rpresents epidemiological data that on this interesting matter.
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Other Comments:
Results of this study place on the table the ancient thought "Dental students and Dental Professors do not brush their teeth appropriately despite they know how to do".
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Competing interests:
None
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Invited by the author to review this article? :
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Have you previously published on this or a similar topic?:
No
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References:
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Experience and credentials in the specific area of science:
I'm Professor in a School of Dentistry.
- How to cite: Ledesma-Montes C .Review of Oral Hygiene in Khamam[Review of the article 'Knowledge, Attitude and Practices Of School Children and Teachers Of Khammam towards Oral Hygiene ' by Mahalakshmi M].WebmedCentral 2013;4(3):WMCRW002590
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What are the main claims of the paper and how important are they?
This article aims to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice of school children and school teachers towards oral hygiene in khammam. It shows the disparity in the belief in the importance of oral care between teachers and their young students.
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Are these claims novel? If not, please specify papers that weaken the claims to the originality of this one.
Yes
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Are the claims properly placed in the context of the previous literature?
Yes
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Do the results support the claims? If not, what other evidence is required?
Yes
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If a protocol is provided, for example for a randomized controlled trial, are there any important deviations from it? If so, have the authors explained adequately why the deviations occurred?
No
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Is the methodology valid? Does the paper offer enough details of its methodology that its experiments or its analyses could be reproduced?
Yes
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Would any other experiments or additional information improve the paper? How much better would the paper be if this extra work was done, and how difficult would such work be to do, or to provide?
No
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Is this paper outstanding in its discipline? (For example, would you like to see this work presented in a seminar at your hospital or university? Do you feel these results need to be incorporated in your next general lecture on the subject?) If yes, what makes it outstanding? If not, why not?
Yes- this would be an excellent course for anyone involved with medical/ healthcare epidemiology. It would be a perfect course for a medical or dental school dote the faculty of these schools.
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Other Comments:
It was found that a majority of teachers and students have visited the dentist. However, only 3% cleaned their teeth after every meal.
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Competing interests:
None
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Invited by the author to review this article? :
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Have you previously published on this or a similar topic?:
No
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References:
No
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Experience and credentials in the specific area of science:
Clinical associate professor
- How to cite: Maloney W J.Oral Hygiene in Khammam[Review of the article 'Knowledge, Attitude and Practices Of School Children and Teachers Of Khammam towards Oral Hygiene ' by Mahalakshmi M].WebmedCentral 2013;4(2):WMCRW002509
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To assess the knowledge,attitude and practices of school children and school teachers towards oral hygiene, oral health and also to assess the dentition status in school children in rural and urban areas of Khammam.
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Results state that:" A total of 66% of the teachers and 56.85% of students did not know what flossis." But again contradicts that"Majority of students used other oral hygiene aids like mouthwash and dental floss" "whereas the majority (28%) of the students answered that brushing regularly prevents dental problems."-Is 28% a majority? "The results of this study show that most of the teachers (98%) said oral health played an important role in general health." again self contradicting- by saying they have poor knowledge
"Although they had poor knowledge most of the teachers provide oral health education to their children"
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How was the sampling done? All the schools were selected or only near by schools chosen?
larger random sample size may give different result.Tables are not seen anywhere in the article. How was the qualitative assessment done?
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poorly designed study. Lot of contadictory statements in the study.
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Pedodontist and preventive Health Dentist and teaching since last 22 years