Background:

adolescents are an important reference group in whom audiovisual media on oral health provide motivational value and develop meaningful learning.

Objective:

to design an audiovisual on oral and general health care aimed at adolescents.

Methods:

a study of technological development was carried out in the period from February to November 2019. Theoretical methods were used to support the research and empirical ones: documentary analysis, questionnaire and interview. Specialists were consulted for the assessment of the audiovisual designed.

Results:

the average category prevailed in the level of information on oral health. The topics with the greatest misinformation were: the consequences of some oral diseases on general health and vice versa, dental plaque, the importance of a healthy smile and aspects of oral hygiene. Based on these findings, a script was designed prior to the production of the audiovisual. The final product was valued by specialists and users, taking into account certain indicators.

Conclusions:

the designed aid provided useful knowledge that was accepted by the age group for which it was intended. It was satisfactorily valued by specialists and users. The expectations of the pedagogical experience were met.

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