Modelling of the Influence of the Peer Environment on the Prevention of Caries Development in Schoolchildren using a Hybrid Simulation Approach

Maria Hajłasz, Bożena Mielczarek

2022

Abstract

Dental caries is a disease caused by medical and nonmedical factors. It can be prevented by taking conscious preventive action. In addition to the services provided by dentists and dental hygienists, awareness is very important in preventing the development of the disease. Awareness can be shaped, among other things, by the environment of peers. The aim of this paper is to use a hybrid simulation to investigate the impact of supportive, neutral, and non-supportive peer environments on strengthening or weakening the effectiveness of dental caries prevention in students of a sample primary school in southwestern Poland. Three experiments were carried out in which the effectiveness of preventive services varied. The effectiveness depended on the individual approach of the students to oral hygiene and dietary habits. Depending on the frequency of changing the closest peer environment, individual student attitudes change over time, which in turn affects the effectiveness of preventive services. Hybrid simulation, which combines discrete event simulation and agent-based simulation, used to model the effectiveness of caries prevention programs may be useful from the perspective of planning preventive care dedicated to children in schools.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Hajłasz M. and Mielczarek B. (2022). Modelling of the Influence of the Peer Environment on the Prevention of Caries Development in Schoolchildren using a Hybrid Simulation Approach. In Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Simulation and Modeling Methodologies, Technologies and Applications - Volume 1: SIMULTECH, ISBN 978-989-758-578-4, pages 340-347. DOI: 10.5220/0011317500003274

in Bibtex Style

@conference{simultech22,
author={Maria Hajłasz and Bożena Mielczarek},
title={Modelling of the Influence of the Peer Environment on the Prevention of Caries Development in Schoolchildren using a Hybrid Simulation Approach},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Simulation and Modeling Methodologies, Technologies and Applications - Volume 1: SIMULTECH,},
year={2022},
pages={340-347},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0011317500003274},
isbn={978-989-758-578-4},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Simulation and Modeling Methodologies, Technologies and Applications - Volume 1: SIMULTECH,
TI - Modelling of the Influence of the Peer Environment on the Prevention of Caries Development in Schoolchildren using a Hybrid Simulation Approach
SN - 978-989-758-578-4
AU - Hajłasz M.
AU - Mielczarek B.
PY - 2022
SP - 340
EP - 347
DO - 10.5220/0011317500003274