Oral health knowledge, attitude, and practices among dental and medical students in Eastern India – a comparative study

Kumar, Harsh; Behura, Shyam Sundar; Ramachandra, Sujatha; Nishat, Roquaiya; Dash, K. C.; Mohiddin, Gouse

doi:10.4103/jispcd.jispcd_30_17

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“…Another research shows that about 58.9% of pharmacy students had not consulted the dentist before [11] and 92.6% of students knew that the purpose of brushing teeth was to prevent tooth decay and gum disease [12]. A significant number of participants believed that the regular visit to a dentist was necessary (89.3%), when only 54% of medical students had the same opinion [12].…”

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Oral Hygiene: Knowledge and Practices of Students in Three Quranic Schools in Koutiala, Mali

Diawara

Bâ

et al. 2018

Pesqui. bras. odontopediatria clín. integr.

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Objective: To evaluate the knowledge, attitudes, and practices on oral hygiene (OH) of students of three Quranic schools of Koutiala, Mali. Material and Methods: It was carried out a descriptive prospective study with 300 students in three Quranic schools in the city of Koutiala, Mali. The data analyzed with the Epi Info 3.5.4 software. Results: The male sex was the most represented with 57.7% and the sex ratio = 0.73. The most represented age group was 8-12 with 52% with an average age of 17 years and minimum and maximum age of was 8 and 26 years. It was observed that 98.3% of students had a notion of knowledge about oral hygiene and this information was given by parents / elders in 60% of cases. They claimed that people who do not brush their teeth properly are the most likely to get tooth decay in 93.3% of cases. Regarding dental caries, 61.3% of students said that caries is transmitted by lack of oral hygiene; 33.3% of students said that using toothbrushes and having good oral hygiene are ways to avoid oral diseases. It was thought in 93.3% of cases that a good oral hygiene prevents oral diseases. The students brushed their teeth every day (98%) and they had a consultation with the dental surgeon in 8.7% of the cases. Conclusion: This study shows that students had knowledge of oral hygiene and preventive measures. Efforts should be made to promote, prevent, screen and manage oral diseases in Quranic schools while involving parents in the processes.

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Oral Hygiene: Knowledge and Practices of Students in Three Quranic Schools in Koutiala, Mali

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Bâ

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Pesqui. bras. odontopediatria clín. integr.

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“…This could be explained by the fact that women are more conscious of their appearance and body image than men and, consequently, have a proactive approach to promote and maintain oral health [ 10 ]. According to a study done in eastern India, it was concluded that female participants had a higher score in terms of knowledge and practices of oral health as compared to their male counterparts [ 11 ]. According to a study done in Jordan, it was concluded that female students brushed their teeth more frequently than male students (p<0.01) did.…”

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Oral Hygiene Practices and Teeth Cleaning Techniques Among Medical Students

Naseem¹,

Fatima²,

Ghazanfar³

et al. 2017

Cureus

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ObjectivesOral health is essential for general health and quality of life. It is a state of being free from mouth and facial pain, oral and throat cancer, oral infections and sores, periodontal disease, tooth decay, tooth loss, and other diseases and disorders that limit an individual’s capacity to bite, chew, smile, and speak; it affects psychosocial well-being too. The objective of our study was to assess teeth cleaning techniques and oral hygiene practices among medical students.MethodsThe data of the study were collected in two stages. The first stage involved the administration of a self-constructed questionnaire among medical students. In the second step, the students were asked to demonstrate their teeth cleaning techniques on a model. A standard teeth cleaning checklist was used to evaluate the students. The students were then given the checklist and a video on teeth cleaning techniques was shown to them. The data obtained was analyzed on IBM's statistical package for the social sciences (SPSS) version 21. ResultsOut of a total of 444 students, 256 (57.7 percent) were males while 188 (42.3 percent) were females. About 254 (57.2 percent) participants were preclinical medical students while 190 (42.8 percent) were clinical year medical students. A majority of medical students used medium consistency toothbrushes (177; 39.9 percent) and soft consistency toothbrushes (137; 30.9 percent). Most medical students (248; 55.9 percent) brushed two times a day while 163 (36.7 percent) brushed only one time. About 212 (47.7 percent) of the medical students used mouthwash along with a toothbrush while only 36 (8.1 percent) used floss along with a toothbrush. About 157 participants (35.4 percent) changed their toothbrush once in two months while 132 (26.7 percent) changed their toothbrush once in three months. The mean duration that participants brushed their teeth was 134.99 ± 69.01 seconds.ConclusionMedical students were found to have a faulty teeth cleaning technique. There is a dire need to spread awareness about correct teeth cleaning techniques because poor oral hygiene can have a detrimental effect on the overall health and quality of life of an individual.

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“…This could be attributed to the psychological reason as females show higher concern toward self-care attitudes, appearance, and self-esteem compared to the male students. [ 24 ]…”

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Impact of oral health education on oral health knowledge of private school children in Riyadh city, Saudi Arabia

Saffan

Baseer

Alshammary

et al. 2017

J Int Soc Prevent Communit Dent

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Aims and Objectives:To assess the early effect of oral health education on oral health knowledge of primary and intermediate school students of private schools by utilizing pre/post questionnaires data from oral health educational projects in Riyadh city, Saudi Arabia. Second, to examine topic-specific knowledge differences between genders, nationalities, and educational levels of the students.Materials and Methods:Cross-sectional oral health educational data of private school students (n = 1279) in primary and intermediate levels were extracted from the King Salman Centre for Children's Health (KSCCH) projects undertaken by Riyadh Colleges of Dentistry and Pharmacy. Student's pre- and post-test data were analyzed for changes in oral health knowledge. Overall knowledge score and topic-specific knowledge scores were calculated and the differences between gender, nationality, and educational level were examined using Mann–Whitney U-test. Pre/post change in the oral health knowledge was evaluated by Wilcoxon's sign rank test.Results:Immediately, after oral health educational session high knowledge score category showed an increase of 25.6%, medium and low knowledge score categories showed −3.2% and −22.3% decrease, and this change was statistically significant (P < 0.001). Comparison of correct responses between pre- and post-test showed statistically significant (P < 0.05) increase in all the questions except for the timing of tooth brushing. Females, non-Saudi nationals and students in primary level of education showed significantly high mean knowledge (P < 0.001) at posttest assessment.Conclusion:Primary and intermediate private school student's overall, and topic-specific oral health knowledge improved immediately after educational intervention provided by KSCCH. High knowledge gain was observed among female non-Saudi primary school students.

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Oral health knowledge, attitude, and practices among dental and medical students in Eastern India – a comparative study

Cited by 39 publications

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Oral Hygiene: Knowledge and Practices of Students in Three Quranic Schools in Koutiala, Mali

Oral Hygiene: Knowledge and Practices of Students in Three Quranic Schools in Koutiala, Mali

Oral Hygiene Practices and Teeth Cleaning Techniques Among Medical Students

Impact of oral health education on oral health knowledge of private school children in Riyadh city, Saudi Arabia

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