Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)Pérez, AdolfoGarcía Rojas, Claudia LorenaGómez Cabrera, Felipe2023-03-292023-03-292022-11-09http://repositorio.uan.edu.co/handle/123456789/7897The oral health problem in Colombia is generated by factors such as inadequate hygiene, lack of adoption of oral hygiene habits, sugar consumption, among others, which especially affect children; the objective of this study is to determine the effectiveness of the educational st rategy "Camaleón sonriente cuida tus dientes" in children from 6 to 12 years of age at the Obando Educational Institution, for which an longitudinal study was used as a method based on a survey that measures before and after its application; The results ind icated statistically significant differences in variables of knowledge about the use of the toothbrush to remove food debris (p=0.00), variables of attitudes where the dentist is an actor in the teaching process (p=0.006); the study concludes that in more significant improvements. than 70% of the variables there were noLa problemática en salud oral en Colombia es generada por factores como una higiene inadecuada, falta de adopción de hábitos de higiene oral, por consumo de azucares entre otros, los cuales afectan en especial a los niños; el objetivo de este estudio es el de determinar la efectividad de la estrategia educativa “Camaleón sonriente cuida tus dientes” en niños de 6 a 12 años de la Institución educativa Obando, para ello se empleó como método un estudio longitudinal a partir de una encuesta que mide el antes y el después de su aplicación; los resultados indicaron diferencias estadísticamente significativas en variables de conocimiento sobre el uso del cepillo para eliminar restos de comida (p=0,00), variables de actitudes en donde el odontólogo es un actor en e (p=0,006); el estudio concluye que en más l proceso de enseñanza del 70 % de las variables no se presentaron mejoras significativas.spaAcceso abiertoEstrategiaSalud bucalCariesSeda dentalTrabajo de grado (Pregrado y/o Especialización)StrategyOral health,Caries,Dental,info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2The oral health problem in Colombia is generated by factors such as inadequate hygiene, lack of adoption of oral hygiene habits, sugar consumption, among others, which especially affect children; the objective of this study is to determine the effectiveness of the educational st rategy "Camaleón sonriente cuida tus dientes" in children from 6 to 12 years of age at the Obando Educational Institution, for which an longitudinal study was used as a method based on a survey that measures before and after its application; The results ind icated statistically significant differences in variables of knowledge about the use of the toothbrush to remove food debris (p=0.00), variables of attitudes where the dentist is an actor in the teaching process (p=0.006); the study concludes that in more significant improvements. than 70% of the variables there were noinstname:Universidad Antonio Nariñoreponame:Repositorio Institucional UANrepourl:https://repositorio.uan.edu.co/