Tactile illustrated booklet on oral health for visually impaired people

Abstract

Visual impairment is considered a sensory disability that can hinder learning to maintain oral health, among other issues, due to lack of preventive care and guidance using appropriate materials. This work aims to demonstrate the elaboration of an Illustrated Tactile Booklet (ITB) with guidelines on oral health for People with Visual Impairment (PVI). For the preparation of such material, preexisting macromodels, materials for dental use associated with others found in stationery stores were used. From these materials it was possible to make a prototype of ITB, which is an unprecedented material for oral health education for the PVI.

Keywords: Oral health; Visual impairment; Health education; Health promotion.