scholarly journals The perceived concepts of oral health attitudes and behaviors of dental students from four Asian countries

2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 79-85 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hassan Suliman Halawany ◽  
Nimmi Biju Abraham ◽  
Vimal Jacob ◽  
Nassr Al-Maflehi
Keyword(s):  
Oral Health ◽  
Dental Students ◽  
Health Attitudes ◽  
Asian Countries ◽  
Attitudes And Behaviors ◽  
And Behaviors

scholarly journals Self-Reported Oral Health Attitudes and Behaviors, and Gingival Status of Dental Students

2020 ◽  
Vol Volume 12 ◽  
pp. 225-232
Author(s):  
Ban Karem Hassan ◽  
Banaz Jabbar Ali ◽  
Alyamama Mahmood Alwan ◽  
Raed A. Badeia
Keyword(s):  
Oral Health ◽  
Dental Students ◽  
Health Attitudes ◽  
Attitudes And Behaviors ◽  
And Behaviors

scholarly journals Oral Health Attitudes and Behavior among a Group of Turkish Dental Students

2009 ◽  
Vol 03 (01) ◽  
pp. 24-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ilkay Peker ◽  
Meryem Toraman Alkurt
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Dental Health ◽  
Dental Students ◽  
Health Attitudes ◽  
Dental Health Care ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Mouth Wash ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
Better Than

ABSTRACTObjectives: The purpose of this study was to evaluate self-reported oral health attitude and behavior among a group of Turkish dental students and to compare differences in oral health attitudes between years of study and gender.Methods: This study included 267 (153 female, 114 male) dental students. A modified English version of Hiroshima University Dental-Behavioral Inventory (HU-DBI) which consists of twenty-eight dichotomous responses (yes-no) was used.Results: Totally 141 preclinical (1, 2 and 3rd years of study) and 126 clinical students (4 and 5th years of study) who were mean age of 21.16 participated in the study. Statistically significant differences were found between years of study for brushing each of teeth carefully, cleaning the teeth well without using toothpaste, using a toothbrush which has hard bristles and for having had their dentist tell that they brush very well. There were statistically significant differences between females and males for using a toothbrush which has hard bristles and using tooth floss regularly. Statistically significant differences were found for brushing each of the teeth carefully and using mouth wash on regular basis between smokers and non-smokers.Conclusions: This study confirmed that oral and dental health behavior and attitudes and also their knowledge about oral and dental health care of dental students improved with increasing level of education while oral and dental health care of female students were better than males and oral and dental health care of non-smokers were better than smokers. (Eur J Dent 2009;3:24-31)

scholarly journals Oral Health Attitudes among Preclinical and Clinical Dental Students in Germany

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (12) ◽  
pp. 4253 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohamed Mekhemar ◽  
Jonas Conrad ◽  
Sameh Attia ◽  
Christof Dörfer
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Oral Hygiene ◽  
Dental Education ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Dental Students ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Health Attitudes ◽  
German Universities

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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