DOI: https://doi.org/10.36347/sjams.2026.v14i05.007

Pages: 685-689

According to World health organization (WHO) oral health is a state of mouth, teeth, and orofacial structures that enables individual to perform essential functions such as eating, breathing, and speaking and encompasses psychosocial dimensions such as self-confidence, wellbeing and ability to socialize and work without pain discomfort and embarrassment. Knowledge of oral health is a fundamental prerequisite for healthy behavior, allowing individuals to take measures to protect their overall health A study was conducted to assess the knowledge regarding oral hygiene among primary school going childrens selected school at Bagalkot. A sample of 60 students, who fulfilled the inclusion criteria were selected using simple random sampling method. A structured knowledge questionnaire was used to assess the knowledge regarding oral health among school students. Data was collected from primary students attending a selected school of Bagalkot. The data analysis and interpretation was done using descriptive and inferential statistics. The study result reveals that basic oral hygiene knowledge and oral health of the studied participants were good and study suggested improving advanced knowledge in children. Aims: The aim of the study was to determine the effectiveness of planned teaching programmed regarding knowledge on Oral health among the school children’s. Methodology: The knowledge was measured using a oral health questionnaire from a convenient sample of 60 primary school students studying Basaveshwar English medium school at Bagalkot. This is a qualitative study and follows a pre-screening plan, i.e. a pre-test and post-test are written without a control group. The target group of these study primary school students Basaveshwar English medium primary school, Bagalkot. A total of 60 students were rescued for investigation. Additional information was collected from a closed survey. Result: Students' knowledge regarding oral hygiene, pre-test scores showed that 51.6% of t