Dental patient education: Self-care to healthy human development

Horowitz, Leonard G.

doi:10.1016/0738-3991(90)90009-a

“…Many general health factors are of direct relevance to oral health, e.g. smoking, diabetes, alcohol, stress, medication (Horowitz 1990) (30). In present study, very few students (13.37% from final year and 7.69% from first year) reported having bad habits like smoking, pan chewing or gutkha chewing and all of them were males which shows that the behavior does not necessarily depend on the knowledge.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 43%

A Comparative Study of Oral Health Knowledge, Attitude and Behavior of First and Final Year Dental Students of Udaipur City, Rajasthan.

Sharda¹,

Shetty²

2008

Journal of Oral Health and Community Dentistry

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OBJECTIVE : To assess and compare differences in oral health knowledge, attitudes and behavior among first and final year dental students in Udaipur city, Rajasthan, India. MATERIAL AND METHODS :In a cross-sectional study, 182 first year students (59 males and 123 females) and 157 final year students (75 males and 82 females) of the two dental colleges in Udaipur city; Rajasthan, were surveyed using a self administered structured questionnaire including 37 multiple choice questions pre-tested through a pilot survey. The data was analyzed using the SPSS version 10.0 . The mean percentage scores, standard deviation, and frequency distribution were calculated. The Student' s T-test and ANOVA test were used as test of significance. The linear regression analysis were used to assess the relation of knowledge, attitude and behavior. RESULTS :The mean % score for oral health knowledge, attitude and behavior were significantly higher in final year students compared to first year students. (p<0.001). The linear regression analysis showed a statistically significant linear relationship of attitude with the knowledge (p<0.001) and behavior with the attitude (p<0.001) of the students. CONCLUSION :Besides the positive changes revealed in the oral health knowledge, attitude and behavior, among the students from first to final year of dental studies, preventive behavior among the students could still be improved.

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“…Many general health factors are of direct relevance to oral health, e.g. smoking, diabetes, alcohol, stress, medication studied by Horowitz (49). The percentage of students indulging in any one of the bad habits like pan ⁄ Gutkha chewing and cigarette smoking was less (9.1%) in the present study compared with the high school students in a study by Fisher et al (50), the dental students in a study by Malbrunot (51), the Tunisian medical students in a study by Fakhfakh (52) and the dental students in a study by Maatouk et al (36).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Many general health factors are of direct relevance to oral health, e.g. smoking, diabetes, alcohol, stress, medication studied by Horowitz (49). The percentage of students indulging in any one of the bad habits like pan/Gutkha chewing and cigarette smoking was less (9.1%) in the present study compared with the high school students in a study by Fisher et al.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

A comparative study of oral health knowledge, attitude and behaviour of non‐medical, para‐medical and medical students in Udaipur city, Rajasthan, India

Sharda

¹

,

Shetty

²

2010

Int J Dental Hygiene

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“…Many general health factors are of direct relevance to oral health, e.g. smoking, diabetes, alcohol, stress, medication (Horowitz 1990) (30). In present study, very few students (13.37% from final year and 7.69% from first year) reported having bad habits like smoking, pan chewing or gutkha chewing and all of them were males which shows that the behaviour does not necessarily depend on the knowledge.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%