Self-Reported Oral Health Attitudes and Behavior of Dental and Medical students, Yemen

Halboub, Esam; Al‐Maweri, Sadeq Ali; Al-Jamaei, Aisha Ahmed; Al-Wesabi, Mohammed; Shamala, Anas; Al-Kamel, Ahlam; Al-Sharani, Amani Abdulhakeem; Eissa, Nassar

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“…Recently, several studies evaluated this educational transition in different regions of the world comparing the oral health attitudes and behaviour among preclinical and clinical dental students as primary signs for educational progress. Several outcomes displayed significant improvements of oral health manners in clinical students [4,[10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17], whereas others observed a less effective preclinical-clinical transition [18,19]. Examining the literature, no similar investigation was found in Germany.…”

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Oral Health Attitudes among Preclinical and Clinical Dental Students in Germany

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Oral health care providers are expected to show good examples of oral health behaviours and attitudes to their community. Previous studies displayed the constructive effect of dental education on oral hygiene manners of undergraduate students. The aim of this survey was to assess and compare aspects of oral health attitudes and behaviours between preclinical and clinical dental students in German universities. The German-language version of the HU-DBI was distributed to preclinical and clinical students from different German universities. Dichotomized (agree/disagree) responses to 20 HU-DBI items were provided in this study, with a maximum possible score of 19. A quantitative estimate of oral health attitudes and behaviours was provided by the total of appropriate answers given to every statement by each group. Data were analysed statistically. The overall mean score of answers favouring good oral hygiene was marginally higher in preclinical (14.62) than clinical students (14.31) but showed no statistical significance. Similarly, the analysis of each item individually displayed no statistically significant differences between preclinical and clinical participants, except in a single item of the survey. This study showed no effective differences in oral hygiene attitudes and behaviour between preclinical and clinical students in German universities. This reveals a weak effect of dental education on improving students’ oral health attitudes in Germany and might demand the introduction of more courses emphasizing the importance of correct oral health behaviour of health care providers.

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Oral Health Attitudes among Preclinical and Clinical Dental Students in Germany

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“…Similar studies were conducted at different faculties and in different environments and they all showed the same, that constant professional development of students reflects on their oral hygiene 37,38 . To serve as a good model, the improvement of oral health-related behavior and attitude should be started from the 1st year of education 39 .…”

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The research of health education programme efficiency in changing the attitudes and behaviours of dental students in the field of oral health

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Introduction / Aim. The interest in oral health quality and the tendency to evaluate, provide, improve and compare it, constantly is improving. The main objective of this research was to examine the effectiveness of health education program to correct habits, attitudes and behaviours of dental students.Methods. The research was conducted at the Faculty of Dentistry in Pančevo. The first stage was related to the survey, the measurement of oral health status and implementation of targeted health education. The second stage was conducted after the health education intervention, as: a survey of attitudinal and behavioural change and clinical measurement of oral health change. The sample consisted of 65 first year and 54 fourth year students, a total of 119 students. The following were defined as research instruments: the research record, questionnaires (the original questionnaire, HU-DBI questionnaire) and health education intervention for modelling factors that determine attitudes and behaviours related to oral health. The DMF Index was used to evaluate oral health and hard dental tissue conditions. Results.At the beginning of the research we asked the students: "Do you think your mouth and teeth condition is good?". Contrary to our expectations, 15.4% of first year students and 37% of fourth year students did not know the answer, or think they have a problem. 80% of first year and 85.2% of fourth year students had positive attitude that once in a six months they should go to the dentist for a check-up. 7.7% of first year students didn't remember the last time they visited a dentist.Conclusions. Students of dental medicine do not have sufficiently clear attitudes and safe behaviour regarding oral health. Targeted health education intervention represents the method of choice to take care of one's own health.Key words: oral health, students of dental medicine, knowledge, attitudes, behaviour, health education program Аpstrakt Uvod / Cilj. Nedovoljno se zna o uticaju kliničke obuke o oralnom zdravlju na ponašanje studenata stomatologije. Interesovanje za kvalitet oralnog zdravlja i težnja da se isti proceni, obezbedi, unapredi i poredi, stalno je u značajnom porastu. Osnovni cilj ovog istraživanja je ispitivanje efikasnosti zdravstveno-vaspitnog programa u korigovanju navika, stavova i ponašanja studenata stomatologije. Metod. Istraživanje je sprovedeno na Stomatološkom fakultetu u Pančevu. Prva etapa odnosila se na anketno istraživanje, merenje stanja oralnog zdravlja, i implementaciju ciljane edukacije zdravlja. Druga etapa sprovodjena je nakon zdravstveno-vaspitne edukacije, kao: anketno istraživanje promene stavova i ponašanja i kliničko merenje promena oralnog zdravlja. Uzorak istraživanja činili su 65 studenata prve i 54 studenta četvrte godine, ukupno 119 studenata. Kao istraživački instrumenti definisani su: istrživački karton, anketni upitnici (originalni anketni upitnik i Hiroshima University Dental Behavioral Inventory -HU-DBI upitnik) i zdravstveno vaspitna intervencija za modelovanje faktora koji određuju ...

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“…A study in Yemen on 1 st to 5 th year medical and dental students using the same questionnaire reported similar findings to ours. 13 A study in Spain also reported more favourable dental health habits among third-year students compared to medical students in the same grade 25 . It seems that dental education experience of dental students even in non-clinical stage potentially improves their oral health attitudes and behaviours 26 .…”

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“…Oral health attitudes and behaviour among medical and dental students in Tehran, Iran HU-DBI questionnaire has been administered in many countries such as UK, 9 USA, 10 South Korea, 11 China, 12 Yemen, 13 Greece, 14 Romania, 15 Turkey, 16 India 17,18 and Jordan. 19 Thus, it can provide the possibility of comparison among various countries, and to assess cross-cultural differences.…”

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Oral health attitudes and behaviour among medical and dental students in Tehran, Iran

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Iraqi J. Public Health

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Objective: Health professionals are role models for the community; thus, the oral health condition of the public is shaped potentially by oral self-care attitudes of health professionals. The aim of the present study was to compare dental and medical students' dental health attitudes and behaviour in their pre-clinic stage in Iran. Methods: In 2012, a cross-sectional study was conducted in three dental schools and one medical school in Tehran. A Persian version of HU-DBI (Hiroshima University-Dental Behavioural Inventory) questionnaire was prepared, validated, and distributed among the all pre-clinical students of dental and medical schools at the end of the second year of education through a census method (n = 156). Chi-square test and logistic regression model served for statistical analysis. Results: In total, 144 questionnaires were returned (response rate = 92.3%). Generally, the dental students reported more favourable attitudes and behaviours. The most important differences between medical and dental students were found in four items: not worrying much about visiting the dentist (37.5% vs. 19.3% agreement, respectively, P = 0.01), be bothered by the colour of gums (8.9% vs. 1.1% agreement, respectively, P = 0.02), brushing each of teeth carefully (48.2% vs. 65.9% agreement, respectively, P = 0.03), and using a toothbrush with hard bristles (32.1% vs. 17% agreement, respectively, P = 0.03). Conclusions: Some aspects of oral health attitudes and behaviours among dental and medical students need to be improved. Dental students seem to show better behaviour probably due to their dental education experience.

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Self-Reported Oral Health Attitudes and Behavior of Dental and Medical students, Yemen

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Oral Health Attitudes among Preclinical and Clinical Dental Students in Germany

Oral Health Attitudes among Preclinical and Clinical Dental Students in Germany

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Oral health attitudes and behaviour among medical and dental students in Tehran, Iran

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