Ahmad Shuhud Irfani bin Zakaria

Publications

• Research   
  The Utilization of Oral Hygiene Instructions using Braille Method on Visually Impaired School Children
  Author(s): Afsary Jahan Khan, Tanti Irawati Binti Rosli, Ahmad Shuhud Irfani bin Zakaria, Mas Suryalis Binti Ahmad, and Alida Mahyuddin*
  
  Background: Poor oral health among visually impaired (VI) children has been reported to associate within effective delivery of oral hygiene (OH) instructions. This study aimed to assess the changes in OH status of a group of VI school-children after implementing OH instructions using verbal and tactile methods with/without the addition of instructions in Braille. Methods: The study was conducted on VI children (13-17 years old) of a Special Education School. The study participants were divided into 2 groups depending on the delivery method of OH instructions: The Non-Braille Group (NBG) and Braille Group (BG). Oral examination was performed and OH instructions given and repeated after 1- month and 3-months. Results: A total of 91 study participants were recruited. The OH status was measured using the OHI-S index. The majority had fair OH status initially (39.6%). The median OHI-S scor.. Read More»
  

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