Abstract

FIGUEIREDO, Márcia Cançado et al. Gamification in oral health: experience with school of rural area. Rev. ABENO [online]. 2015, vol.15, n.3, pp.98-108. ISSN 1679-5954.

Playing games as an additional learning strategy can bring benefits both to children, their parents, and health professionals, who may use an additional resource for achieving educational goals. This study aimed to evaluate the perceptions of countryside school children on the use of an educational software related to oral hygiene. The "Dentino" software was applied to forty-five children at a school in the rural area of the state of Rio Grande do Sul. After play, all children said they feel motivated to take care of their teeth. The application of "Dentino" received a quite satisfactory answer, providing moments of leisure and rapport among students, and acting as a teaching tool and motivation for oral health care.

Keywords : Oral Health.; Software.; Dental Education..

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