A pre-experimental study to assess the effectiveness of video teaching programme on knowledge regarding dental fluorosis and it’s management among mothers of under five children at selected Anganwadi centres in District Kangra Himachal Pradesh

A-experimental was study conducted regarding dental fluorosis and it’s management among mothers of under five children at selected Anganwadi centres in district Kangra, Himachal Pradesh which shown that, (35.0%) mothers belongs to 26-30 years, 100% were belongs to urban area, 43.3% were matriculation, 90.0% were housewife, 41.7% had > 30,001rs income per month, 58.3% mothers had two child, 100.0% had habit of brushing teeth daily, 100.0% mothers was thought it is important to clean your teeth, 98.3% mothers was used tap water, 100.0% mothers was used bottled water for drinking in home, 75.0% mothers were used bottled water in less than 5 years, 93.3% mothers were having no previous knowledge regarding dental fluorosis and it’s management. The mean post-test knowledge score i.e. 18.98 was higher than mean pre-test knowledge score 9.58 at p<0.001 level of significance which shows the significant difference between mean pre-test and post-test knowledge scores regarding dental fluorosis and it’s management. It shows that video teaching programme was effective in improving knowledge of mothers of under five children regarding dental fluorosis and it’s management. Conclusion: Video teaching programme was an effective strategy for improving the knowledge regarding dental fluorosis and it’s management. As mothers of under five children were very possessive and caring for their children, that’s why mothers of under five children showed interest in video teaching programme.