To assess the oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) among children suffering from congestive heart failure and bronchial asthma in Lucknow city

Title: To assess the oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) among children suffering from congestive heart failure and bronchial asthma in Lucknow city

Abstract:

Considering oral health, early childhood caries is the commonest disease among children. It can affect the oral health of a child, which in turn affects the quality of life of Pediatric patients. In recent years, much attention has been focused on children with systemic diseases such as cardiovascular dysfunction, bronchial asthma, etc., who have difficulties in maintaining and performing efficient oral hygiene thereby contributing to a higher risk of diseases related to odontogenic origin. As such patients’ influence of poor oral health is seen in their daily life which can be judged by evaluating their Oral Health-related quality of life (OHRQoL). Hence, keeping in mind all the above factors, this research was carried out to assess the oral health-related quality of life among the pediatric population suffering from congestive heart failure and bronchial asthma in Lucknow city. Patients aged 6–12 years will be assessed using Child Perception Questionnaire (CPQ). DMFT was assessed in same patients to measure their caries experience.

Biography:

Dr. Kavita Dhinsa, BDS, MDS (Pediatric Dentistry) is a Professor at Sardar Patel Post Graduate Institute of Dental and Medical Sciences, Lucknow is graduated from Bharati Vidyapeeth Dental College, Pune and has attained her Masters in Dental Surgery in Pedodontics from Sardar Patel Post Graduate Institute of Dental and Medical Sciences, Lucknow. Her area of Interest is Pediatric Behaviour management and Endodontics. She completed the “Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers Course” certified by the American Heart Association in April 2018. She has many National and International Publications and is working as a reviewer for many journals. She has guided many Research works of Postgraduates. Also, She has received grants for STS projects from ICMR. She is a Life Member Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, International Association of Pediatric Dentistry, Indian Society of Dental Traumatology and South Asian Association of Pediatric Dentistry.