The Content of a Dental Mobile Application for Children from the Perspectives of Parents and Pre-School Teacher Trainees

Objective: The aim of this study was to describe the most desirable content of a dental application (dental app) for children from the perspectives of parents and preschool teacher trainees. Materials and Method: In this cross-sectional study, 51 parents whose children (36-72 months) were students in a preschool educational institution and 99 preschool teacher trainees in the same institution were included. Data were collected by the structured questionnaire in the face-to-face interviews regarding the desirable content of the dental app. The ratios of 1st ranked of the most prominent content and videos were noted. Results: In the study, “List of institutions for oral and dental health services” and “Importance of regular dental examinations” were observed to be important items for parents (21,6%) and teacher trainees (24,2% and 19,2%) according to the scores of 1st ranked contents in a dental app. Moreover, the item “Funny and educational games containing oral health” for the video theme were 1st ranked item in the one-third of the parents (33,3 %). Conclusion: In a dental app, list of dental services was the prominent item for both parents and preschool teacher trainees. Moreover, the use of educational and entertaining videos may help the improvement of children’s oral health for them.