Elaboração de um Jogo Digital Educacional sobre Saúde Bucal Direcionado para a População Infantil

• Autor(a) principal: Dotta, Edivani Aparecida Vicente [UNESP]
• Data de Publicação: 2012
• Outros Autores: Campos, Juliana Alvares Duarte Bonini [UNESP], Garcia, Patrícia Petromilli Nordi Sasso [UNESP]
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da UNESP
• Texto Completo: http://revista.uepb.edu.br/index.php/pboci/article/view/1281; http://hdl.handle.net/11449/125992
• topic: Education; Motivation; Oral health; Pre-school children; Play and Playthings; Educação; Motivação; Saúde bucal; Pré-escolares; Jogo e brinquedos

Objective: The aim of this study was to develop an educational oral health digital game for 5-to-7-year-old children. Method: The game, called “Dr. Trata Dente”, was based on the approach to three different oral health-related topics: a) bacterial plaque and the main diseases caused by it; b) oral hygiene methods for bacterial plaque control; c) dental caries and preventive measures for this disease. These topics were discussed in sequential order in three different stages of the game. Dr. Trata Dente is represented by the figure of a little super-hero dentist, who talks to the children about oral health during the game. The game is sub-divided according to its propositions to the children, into an association game, a memory game and a coloring game. After its development, the game was evaluated by three professionals of each of the following areas: Dentistry, Pedagogy and Psychology (n=9), who verified the suitability of the concepts presented in the game as regards oral health, linguistic abilities worked with the children, fulfillment of the intended didactic criteria, and the playful aspect of the game. Results: According to the dentists, the dental concepts presented in the game are adequate. According to the pedagogues, the choice of a super-hero was correct and the given explanations are well elaborated, organized and have accessible language, although long. For the psychologists, the game has a potential positive effect on the children’s learning, but there should be more interaction of the character with the children. After this evaluation, changes were made in the game according to the professionals’ suggestions. Conclusion: It was concluded that in spite of the suggested alterations, the game is suitable for teaching oral health by means of children’s play.