Awareness of Oral Hygiene among Dental College Students in Namakkal, Tamil Nadu, India: A Cross-sectional Analysis

Kumar, S. Kishore; Mahabob, Nazargi; Thangam, Surya

doi:10.5005/jp-journals-10042-1096

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“…However, our findings challenge this assumption. Prior studies have already suggested that a significant proportion of undergraduates have never sought dental care [ 45 , 46 ]. The medical and dental schools targeted in our survey were those housing both medical and dental institutions, potentially granting medical students enhanced access to dental education and services.…”

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Validation of an online version of the rapid estimate of adult literacy in dentistry-30 for use by medical and dental students in Nigeria

Afolabi,

Foláyan

2024

BMC Oral Health

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Background The need for online adaptations of research instruments became more pronounced amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. This study sought to modify the REALD-30 for online application (eREALD-30) and evaluate its content validity and internal reliability among medical and dental students in Nigeria. Methods The eREALD-30 required participants to identify if each of the listed words were related to dentistry by ticking either a ‘yes’ or ‘no’ response with the option to mark ‘don’t know’ for words they were unsure about. Scores ranged from 0 to 30. Five oral health experts reviewed the eREALD-30 for cultural appropriateness, while content validity was evaluated by 10 medical and dental students. Internal reliability was assessed with 320 students recruited from 15 medical and dental schools spanning the country’s six geopolitical zones. These students also completed an oral health status assessment tool. Data collection utilized an online survey platform. Validity of the eREALD-30 was determined through correlation analysis between eREALD-30 scores and the oral health status assessment tool. Furthermore, binary logistic regression analysis was employed to explore the assocations between participants’ oral health status and their oral health literacy, adjusting for age, sex, and level of medical and dental education. Results Out of the respondents, 178 (55.6%) exhibited poor oral health literacy, while 205 (64.1%) reported having good oral health status. Those with good oral health literacy demonstrated significantly higher odds of having good oral health status (OR: 1.61; 95% CI: 1.02–2.54; p = 0.04). However, individuals with good oral health literacy had increased odds of good oral health status after adjusting for confounding factors,, though this association did not retain statistical significance (AOR: 1.39; 95% CI: 0.86–2.24; p = 0.17). The eREALD-30 displayed strong internal consistency (Cronbach alpha = 0.933), indicating its reliability in assessing oral health literacy levels, alongside a high content validity score of 0.90. Conclusion The study finding suggests that the e-version of the REALD-30 was reliable and valid for use among medical and dental students in Nigeria.

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Validation of an online version of the rapid estimate of adult literacy in dentistry-30 for use by medical and dental students in Nigeria

Afolabi,

Foláyan

2024

BMC Oral Health

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“…Oral Health plays a significant role in general health. 1,2 According to the oral health organization," Oral health means being free of chronic mouth and facial pain, oral & throat cancer, oral sores, birth defects such as cleft lip and cleft palate, periodontal disease and tooth decay and tooth loss and other diseases and disorders that affect the mouth and oral cavity. 3 Harmony of oral health and overall general health always goes hand in hand.…”

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A self-report on oral hygiene awareness among allied health students of Chennai – A cross-sectional study

Ebenraj¹,

Jayakumar²,

Elairajan³

2022

IJCAP

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Oral cavity is the mirror of general health. Good oral hygiene plays important role in the prevention of oral diseases. Hence, constant monitoring and evaluation of oral hygiene become promising leads for a general health checkup. To evaluate the awareness for oral hygiene among Paramedical students of the south Indian population. The study is a cross-sectional study involving 1003 students belonging to Allied health sciences studying in Dr. MGR Educational & Research Institute, Chennai, having mean Age of 18 -20 years. The study was conducted for a period of one month (14 August 2021- 10 September 2021). The subjects were asked to fill out a self-explanatory Questionnaire about their daily oral hygiene activities. The observations are tabulated and analyzed using SPSS software. Mean, frequency distribution and chi-square test were used as test of significance. The college students who filled the self-report were aged 18-19 years (88.7%) of which female students gave maximum responses (65.70%) in filling the questionnaires. The tested population brushed twice per day was on higher side (56%) with females having more brushing frequency (39.48%) as compared to males (16.3%). The respondents who noticed bad breadth and bleeding gums was 26.22% and 32.20% respectively. The values of bad breadth have p values with high significance (0.0005%) in comparison to gender. However, Gender comparison with dental floss usage (p = 0.1695) and dental visit observation (P= 0.4293) had no significant statistical P values. Among the Allied Health students, the general knowledge of oral health practices was moderate and dental visits were their choice only during emergency procedures. Inadequate knowledge of routine dental procedures and signs of oral health were seen. Female students have better knowledge upon oral health, oral hygiene practices and maintenance as compared to males.

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Awareness of Oral Hygiene among Dental College Students in Namakkal, Tamil Nadu, India: A Cross-sectional Analysis

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Validation of an online version of the rapid estimate of adult literacy in dentistry-30 for use by medical and dental students in Nigeria

Validation of an online version of the rapid estimate of adult literacy in dentistry-30 for use by medical and dental students in Nigeria

A self-report on oral hygiene awareness among allied health students of Chennai – A cross-sectional study

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