Title

Digital public health interventions for periodontitis and endodontic pain awareness using mobile app with social media campaigns in India

Authors

Rikki Deswal¹, K. Poornima²,*, Manu Rana¹, Harjit Singh Kalsi³, Sabina Abid⁴, Hitesh Mankad⁵ & Pallavi Nanaiah⁶

Affiliation

¹Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, National Dental College, Derabassi, Punjab, India; ²Department of Public Health Dentistry, GDCR & RI, Ballari, Karnataka, India; ³Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University) Dental College and Hospital, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India; ⁴Department of Periodontology and Implantology, Shri Siddhartha Dental College and Hospital (SSAHE) Tumkur, Karnataka, India; ⁵Department of Periodontology, Sri Aurobindo University, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India; ⁶Department of Periodontics, Dayananda Sagar College of Dental Sciences, Bangalore, Karnataka, India; *Corresponding author

Email

Rikki Deswal - E-mail: deswalrikki@gmail.com
K. Poornima - E-mail: drpoornimak@yahoo.co.in
Manu Rana - E-mail: ranamanu86@gmail.com
Harjit Singh Kalsi: E-mail: harjitkalsi.hsk@gmail.com
Sabina Abid - E-mail: sabinaabid40@gmail.com
Hitesh Mankad - E-mail: hits124@gmail.com
Pallavi Nanaiah - E-mail: pallavinanaiah@dscds.edu.in

Article Type

Research Article

Date

Received September 1, 2026; Revised September 30, 2026; Accepted September 30, 2026, Published September 30, 2026
 

Abstract

Digital health technologies such as mobile applications assist in educating the public health. Therefore, it is of interest to assess the effectiveness of mobile app-based awareness, knowledge, attitudes and preventive practices regarding periodontitis and endodontic pain among adults in India. Hence, 2000 subjects randomly assigned to three groups: mobile app intervention, social media campaign and control. The outcome assessment was done using Knowledge Attitude Practice (KAP) questionnaire. Thus, structured digital platforms can be effective in promoting periodontal awareness and preventive behaviours.

Keywords

Periodontitis awareness, digital health, mobile app, social media, preventive dentistry, oral hygiene behaviour, India

Citation

Deswal et al. Bioinformation 22(9): 5976-5984 (2026)

Edited by

P Babaji

ISSN

0973-2063

Publisher

Biomedical Informatics

License

This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.