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Therefore, this study will evaluate the effectiveness of dental education interventions based on content that enhances motivation. Methods: A non-randomized two-cluster controlled before\u2013after study was conducted in two primary schools in Hanoi, Vietnam, in 2024. Third-grade students were interviewed using a motivational questionnaire (DIM-S), then we examined the indicators OHI-S, DMFT (permanent teeth) and dmft (primary teeth) at the initial time (T1) and after 12 months (T2). Kim Lien School received a motivation-based education approach with content built upon the DIM-S guidelines; Khuong Thuong School received a traditional dental education approach. Results: At time point T1, extrinsic motivation predominated (86.41% in the control group; 95.95% in the intervention group). Mean motivation increased by 0.95 points in the intervention group (from 15.03 \u00b1 1.56 to 15.98 \u00b1 1.41; p &lt; 0.001) compared with 0.17 points in the control group (p = 0.329); The difference is statistically significant (p &lt; 0.001). The proportion of students with extrinsic motivation decreased by 8.91% in the intervention group (p &lt; 0.001) but increased by 5.83% in the control group (p = 0.238); p = 0.003 when testing for differences between groups. The OHI-S index decreased in the intervention group (\u22120.31; p &lt; 0.001) and increased in the control group (+0.14; p = 0.048); p &lt; 0.001 when testing for differences in changes between the control and intervention groups. The DMFT index for permanent teeth increased in both groups, with no statistically significant difference (p = 0.178); the DMFT index for deciduous teeth decreased in both groups, with no statistically significant difference (p = 0.353). Conclusions: Motivation-based school dental education was associated with improved oral-care motivation and oral hygiene and with an increased percentage of students with intrinsic motivation after 12 months. However, maintaining student motivation still requires a combination of preventive measures to reduce oral disease incidence and longer follow-up.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/dj14060332","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,6,1]],"date-time":"2026-06-01T17:11:01Z","timestamp":1780333861000},"page":"332","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Effectiveness of Motivational Dental Care Interventions for Students in Vietnam"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"14","author":[{"given":"Bau Minh","family":"Trinh","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Odonto-Stomatology, Hanoi Medical University, 1 Ton That Tung Street, Kim Lien, Hanoi 10000, Vietnam"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Toan Van","family":"Ngo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Odonto-Stomatology, Hanoi Medical University, 1 Ton That Tung Street, Kim Lien, Hanoi 10000, Vietnam"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Tuan Manh","family":"Vu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Odonto-Stomatology, Hanoi Medical University, 1 Ton That Tung Street, Kim Lien, Hanoi 10000, Vietnam"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,6,1]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"897","DOI":"10.1016\/S0140-6736(24)02811-3","article-title":"Trends in the global, regional, and national burden of oral conditions from 1990 to 2021: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021","volume":"405","author":"Bernabe","year":"2025","journal-title":"Lancet"},{"key":"ref_2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"135","DOI":"10.5005\/jp-journals-10024-3298","article-title":"Community-based Interventions to Prevent Dental Caries among Kindergarten Children in Vietnam: A 12-month Study of Field Trial","volume":"23","author":"Tran","year":"2022","journal-title":"J. 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