We hypothesized that the six-monthly application of silver diamine fluoride (SDF) can arrest the development of caries in the deciduous dentition of six-year-old schoolchildren and prevent caries in their first permanent molars. A prospective controlled clinical trial was conducted on the efficacy of a 38% SDF solution for caries reduction. Four hundred and twenty-five six-year-old children wer...

BACKGROUND Trait emotional intelligence (trait EI or trait emotional self-efficacy) is a constellation of emotion-related self-perceptions and dispositions located at the lower levels of personality hierarchies. This paper examines the validity of this construct, as operationalized by the Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire-Child Form (TEIQue-CF), in primary schoolchildren. AIMS The ma...

INTRODUCTION This study aimed to determine the prevalence of intestinal helminths, risk factors and haematocrit values among primary schoolchildren. METHODOLOGY Across-sectional study was conducted in 12 primary schools in March 2011. Stool samples were randomly selected from 778 children and were microscopically examined using Kato-Katz and formal-ether concentration methods. Haematocrit val...

We conducted a vicarious contact intervention with the aim of promoting bystanders' intentions to react stigma-based bullying among schoolchildren. Participants were Italian primary schoolchildren (N = 117 first third graders); outgroup was represented by foreign children. Vicarious operationalized story reading, creating fairy tales on where minority characters bullied majority characters. Onc...

The article aims to determine the advisability and prerequisites for introduction of climbing in recreational activities primary school age children with emotional volitional disorders. following research methods were used: theoretical analysis professional scientific methodological literature; comparative analysis; expert assessment; pedagogical, anthropometric, physiological, psychodiagnostic...